MSD Pharma likely to participate in global tender for procurement of HPV vaccine against cervical cancer
The Union Health Ministry is likely to float a global tender for HPV in April for 16.02 crore doses to be procured by 2026.;
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New Delhi: MSD Pharmaceuticals is willing to participate in a global tender that the Union Health Ministry is likely to float in April to procure HPV vaccine against cervical cancer for immunisation of girls aged 9 to 14. MSD Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck Sharp and Dohme (known as Merck and Co Inc in the US and Canada), sells its HPV vaccine Gardasil 4 (quadrivalent vaccine) in India. It is currently priced at Rs 3,927 per dose.
The company launched its first gender-neutral HPV vaccine, Gardasil 9, in the country in 2021. The nine-valent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 ) vaccine is currently priced in India at Rs 10,850 per dose.
"With HPV affecting both genders, the launch of advanced Gardasil 9 vaccine demonstrates our commitment towards bringing a gender-neutral HPV vaccine to our country that addresses certain HPV related diseases among Indian girls, women and boys, and MSD will continue to promote preventive healthcare in India," the company told PTI in response to a question.
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