Efforts done to eradicate polio from Pakistan

1. Government and Organizations Efforts
to eradicate polio from Pakistan.

2. Polio eradication is one of the
major crisis faced by Pakistan
today.

3. Pakistan reported 54 cases of
Wild Polio Virus in 2015 a
decline of 82% compared to
year 2014 .

4. Government Efforts

5. • PM Monitoring & Coordination Cell was
established in March 2011 and is
accommodated at the Prime Minister's
Secretariat.
• Further this cell is divided into Provincial Task
Forces headed by the Chief Secretaries and
Security Coordination Committees at the
provincial level.

6. • National Islamic Advisory Group (NIAG) Pakistan also
urges religious leaders and communities to protect and
cooperate with front line health workers.
• Main challenge faced by the program was insecurity and
distance. With the success of operation Zarb-i-Azab and
many operations against extremists by law enforcement
agencies, plus support provided by them in
implementation of the campaign.
• Increasing quality of all polio eradication activities;
including campaigns, AFP Surveillance and routine
vaccination.

7. • .
Organization's Efforts

8. • Rotary International is the world's first and largest
humanitarian service organization, Rotary was the first to
have the vision of a polio-free world.
• International organization like WHO, UNICEF, etc. Are
helping to eradicate polio from Pakistan’s by distributing
polio vaccines and putting hard work to eradicate polio.
• The Canadian government is historically one of the
largest contributor to Global Polio Eradication Initiative
they are providing financial assistance to finish polio.
• Islamic Development Bank has guaranteed support for
polio eradication in Pakistan with a US$227 million loan
that will allow the country to run eradication programs.