A West Bengal child becomes the last recorded case

The government and partners announced that girls and young women would begin receiving vaccine that day.

The programme sought to prevent HPV infections associated with cervical cancer.

Bhutan’s national vaccination effort combined health planning with outreach to young people.

The 6 May start was the beginning of a multi-dose rollout, not proof of cancer elimination.

The last reported case was a child in West Bengal whose illness began on 13 January.

Immunization workers continued surveillance and vaccination after the last detected case.

India had to document sustained interruption of wild polio transmission before regional certification.

A ceremony at Kanyinya marked the start of vaccination for school-age girls.

The opening campaign offered protection against infection associated with cervical cancer.

Local outreach helped reach eligible girls, including those absent from school.