Why have immunization efforts in Pakistan failed to achieve global standards of vaccination uptake and infectious disease control?

M Butt, R Mohammed, E Butt, S Butt… - Risk management and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Immunization is one of the most successful public health initiatives in recent times. It is,
therefore, worrying to learn the level of under-vaccination in Pakistan. Diseases that have …

Eradicating polio in Pakistan: an analysis of the challenges and solutions to this security and health issue

SF Hussain, P Boyle, P Patel, R Sullivan - Globalization and health, 2016 - Springer
Since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988 the global
incidence of poliomyelitis has fallen by nearly 99%. From a situation where wild type …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic response on uptake of routine immunizations in Sindh, Pakistan: an analysis of provincial electronic immunization registry data

S Chandir, DA Siddiqi, M Mehmood, H Setayesh… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 pandemic has affected routine immunization globally. Impact will
likely be higher in low and middle-income countries with limited healthcare resources and …

Eradicating polio in Pakistan: a systematic review of programs and policies

A Ataullahjan, H Ahsan, S Soofi, MA Habib… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Established in 1994, Pakistan's polio program demonstrated early
success. However, despite over 120 supplementary immunization activities in the last …

“Does Pakistan still have polio cases?”: Exploring discussions on polio and polio vaccine in online news comments in Pakistan

M Ittefaq, A Baines, M Abwao, SFA Shah, T Ramzan - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Polio, which is caused by poliovirus, is a contagious, potentially crippling, and
deadly disease. Pakistan is one of the countries in which polio is still endemic in the 21st …

Low vaccination in rural Sindh, Pakistan: A case of refusal, ignorance or access?

D Jamal, S Zaidi, S Husain, DW Orr, A Riaz… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Pakistan is suffering from low routine childhood immunization (RI) coverage,
meriting a systematic examination of community acceptance and barriers towards …

Pakistan's expanded programme on immunization: An overview in the context of polio eradication and strategies for improving coverage

A Owais, AR Khowaja, SA Ali, AKM Zaidi - Vaccine, 2013 - Elsevier
Since its inception in 1978, Pakistan's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) has
contributed significantly towards child health and survival in Pakistan. However, the WHO …

A review of EPI progress in Pakistan towards achieving coverage targets: present situation and the way forward

Q Hasan, AH Bosan, KM Bile - … Health Journal, 16 (Supp.), 31-38 …, 2010 - apps.who.int
Pakistan's Expanded Programme on Immunization [‎ EPI]‎ performance has a significant
impact on global and regional immunization indicators such as poliomyelitis eradication …

Unveiling and addressing implementation barriers to routine immunization in the peri-urban slums of Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed-methods study

AT Yazdani, A Muhammad, MI Nisar, U Khan… - Health Research Policy …, 2021 - Springer
Background Great disparities in immunization coverage exist in Pakistan between urban
and rural areas. However, coverage estimates for large peri-urban slums in Sindh are …

Hurdles to the global antipolio campaign in Pakistan: an outline of the current status and future prospects to achieve a polio free world

T Khan, J Qazi - J Epidemiol Community Health, 2013 - jech.bmj.com
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative to eradicate polio completely by the year 2000 has
been successful, except for three endemic and some non-endemic countries. Pakistan, one …