Polio
Challenge, Pakistan is one of three remaining polio-endemic countries in the world, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria. However, since the launch of the Pakistan’s Polio Eradication Programme in 1994, there has been a massive decline in polio cases in Pakistan from approximately 20,000 every year in the early 1990s to only eight cases in 2018. As long as the…, Resources, Data and Reports: National Emergency Action Plan 2018-2019: http://endpolio.com.pk/images/Stories/NEAP-2018-2019.pdf Websites: Pakistan Polio Update: http://endpolio.com.pk/media-room/pakistan-polio-update Twitter: https://twitter.com/PakFightsPolio Website: www.endpolio.com.pk , Solution, Pakistan has made important progress towards stopping poliovirus transmission in the country. Case numbers are the lowest they have ever been, while immunity gaps among children continue to decline. An array of approaches and tools are implemented to help Pakistan reach the finish line of zero polio cases. These approaches and tools are outlined…