The Government of Japan has announced 4.35 million dollars in a grant to provide polio vaccines as part of its continued support to Pakistan for eradication efforts. This money will be used to buy 24 million oral doses. It will allow the programme to reach around 21 million children under five years old with a focus on high-risk districts with persistent poliovirus transmission. The vaccines will be used during drives planned in 2022. The Polio Programme s goal is to permanently interrupt all poliovirus transmission in Pakistan by the end of 2023, according to the National Action Plan 2021-2023. The notes of the grant were signed and exchanged between the Government o.
More than 23 million children to receive polio vaccination in 68 districts
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ISLAMABAD, 29 July 2021 – The Sub-National Immunisation Days (SNIDs) campaign will kick off on 2 August to reach more than 23.6 million children in 68 districts of all four provinces, including the federal capital Islamabad.
Approximately 179,000 frontline polio workers will go house to house, observing strict standard operating procedures for COVID-19, to ensure children s protection from the crippling poliovirus. Pakistan has made significant progress over the past months and with the declining polio cases it is important to continue with full force. We need to ensure all eligible children are vaccinated during each campaign to build up their immunity. I urge all parents to welcome the polio teams and accept the polio drops, said Dr Faisal Sultan, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health.
Over 23m children to receive polio drops in 68 districts
July 30, 2021
Islamabad : The PM’s Special Assistant on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan inaugurated the Sub-National Immunisation Days (SNIDs) campaign here at the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) on Thursday. The campaign will kick off on August 2 to reach more than 23.6 million children in 68 districts of all four provinces, including the federal capital.
Approximately, 179,000 frontline polio workers will go house-to-house, observing strict standard operating procedures for COVID-19, to ensure children’s protection from the crippling poliovirus.
“Pakistan has made significant progress over the past months and with declining polio cases, it is important to continue with full force. We need to ensure all eligible children are vaccinated during each campaign to build up their immunity. I urge all parents to welcome the polio teams and accept the polio drops,” said Dr Faisal Sultan. The Director General Health D
In this file photo, a health worker gives polio vaccines to children in the suburbs of Lahore. AP/File
LAHORE: Frustrated by the performance of Pakistan’s Polio Programme, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) has declared that the number of missed children in 2021 vaccination rounds all over the country is still higher than it was in 2018 and 2019.
The IMB provides an independent assessment of the progress being made by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in the detection and interruption of polio transmission globally.
In its recent report on Pakistan’s Polio Programme, the global body has marked Punjab as a ‘poor performer’ compared to other provinces.