Government leadership and ownership driving results
Committed Government leadership, the military, law enforcement agencies and broad political support is poised to root out the poliovirus once and for all....
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One Team - One Goal
The dynamic Emergency Operations Centres at the national and provincial levels provide management oversight and accountability.....
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Locally recruited vaccinators and social mobilizers ensure access to missed children and high quality polio campaigns
The vast majority of parents across Pakistan accept the polio vaccine.........
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Vaccinating children on the move
Determined to reach every missed child, the programme has gone to them. Millions of children on the move at train stations, bus stands and busy intersections.......
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Religious scholars promote vaccination and child health
The fight against polio is strengthened through the support of the National Islamic Advisory Group on Polio Eradication........
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Community engagement fosters ownership
Community engagement with local influencers, religious leaders, health care providers, tribal elders and the media is creating ownership and acceptability.............
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Real-time data track missed children and informs campaign action
Strong evidence-based decision making and monitoring guides the programme to respond to the greatest needs effectively.........
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Strong surveillance system enables early detection of the poliovirus
For timely detection of virus presence, testing sewage or other environmental samples is paramount to interrupt its circulation..........
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Pakistan’s committed Sehat Muhafiz are determined to make polio history
Pakistan has a dedicated workforce of Sehat Muhafiz who are at the centre of the effort to mobilize and motivate communities....
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Rapid Response Units
Rapid Response Units bring together experts from across the partnership providing immediate respond to “virus” or “performance” events that threaten the interruption...
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Nine massive polio campaigns by May 2018 reaching between 10 and 37 million children in each campaign
Mass polio drives are intended to interrupt transmission by immunizing every child....
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Routine immunization sustains gains made toward polio eradication
Routine immunizations before child’s first birthday is crucial to reaching polio eradication....
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Polio eradication in Pakistan: national priority 2018
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