24 January 2017 – Humanity is on the verge of one the greatest public health achievements in history – eradicating polio. In 2016, fewer children were paralysed by polio than in any other year globally, and in Pakistan. Despite many challenges faced by the polio programme, Pakistan has made strides towards stopping transmission and in 2017 is the...

There have been unconfirmed reports of the presence of chikungunya virus in Karachi, Sindh, especially in areas of Malir. The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Department of Health of Sindh Province and World Health Organization (WHO) in Pakistan are working closely in the wake of these unconfirmed reports and...

With UAE PAP's support, millions of children have been reached with vital oral polio vaccine in the highest-risk areas of Pakistan.In the last week of August, more than 15.5 million children across Pakistan’s highest-risk districts received the most vital health interventions to protect them from polio: two drops of oral polio vaccine. Pakistan is close to...

25 August 2016, Islamabad – Within the context of efforts to enhance global vaccine safety and build and support a systemic approach to vaccine pharmacovigilance in all low- and middle-income countries, WHO is holding a workshop on adverse events following immunization (AEFI) surveillance and monitoring in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 22 to 26 August...

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...