5 August 2016 – The Islamic Advisory Group for Polio Eradication (IAG) adopted a new work-plan last week to help in the final push to end polio in the last 2 Muslim countries where the virus remains in circulation – Afghanistan and Pakistan. The announcement came at the conclusion of the third annual IAG meeting held at the Islamic Development...

Experts gathered in Pakistan in June to review progress and to renew plans for the coming months 3 July 2016 – The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on polio eradication has met in Islamabad for the second time this year to discuss progress, remaining obstacles and opportunities as Pakistan edges closer to achieving the goal of stopping transmission of...

This World Immunization Week, the global goal of polio eradication is closer than ever, although more needs to be done to deliver a world free from the disease.   To deliver a polio-free world, every child in the remaining polio reservoirs- Pakistan and Afghanistan – must be vaccinated. The purple ink dot on this babies’ finger shows that they have...

Honourable Minister of Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Ms Saira Afzal Tarar; Canadian High Commissioner Ms Heather Cruden; Representatives of WHO, UNICEF and polio programme at a ceremony to mark the Canadian Government's contribution of C$40 million to polio eradication in PakistanIslamabad, 12 April 2016 – Canada has announced a...

Ms Noorjahan, a Union Council polio worker in Rawlpindi, is one of thousands of women working to ensure Pakistan has a polio-free future. She visits a nomadic family in a camp in her area. 9 March 2016 – Women are at the centre of the polio eradication effort in Pakistan. Thousands of women: vaccinators, lady health workers, social mobilizers,...

Members of the Technical Advisory Group for polio eradication in Pakistan met in Islamabad on January 28-29 to review progress made in 2015 and to advise on what is needed to stop transmission in 2016.January 29, Islamabad: Pakistan’s polio eradication initiative (PEI) has been put under the microscope by members of the Technical Advisory Group...

Islamabad, 17 November 2015 – The fight against polio in Pakistan is being strenghened through the expansion of the activities of the religious leaders initiative. Following the lead of the Islamic Advisory Group on Polio Eradication, the National Islamic Advisory Group and provincial scholars’ taskforces are bringing together renowned and...

Dr Geeta Rao Gupta, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Dr Seth Berkley, Chief Executive Office of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern MediterraneanHigh-level mission shines spotlight on challenges facing immunization services in Pakistan Islamabad, 19 February 2015 – Childhood immunization in Pakistan...

10 February 2015 - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over a billion people or around 15% of the world's population have some sort of disability, whereas the prevalence of disability in Pakistan is estimated by the Population Census (1998) at 2.49%. Effective policy-making requires reliable, valid and detailed data on all aspects of...

Islamabad, 13 January, 2015: The World Health Organization would like to firmly dispel the notion that its office in Islamabad is involved in the direct recruitment of polio workers in any capacity.   WHO in Pakistan works in close collaboration with the Government of Pakistan to assist on polio eradication in the country. The assistance is...