Vaccine Preventable Diseases in Pakistan

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION

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Capacity Building for Global, Regional,
and National Immunization Programs

IGH is collaborating with the Global Immunization Division (GID) at CDC, Pakistan’s National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP), and other global partners to address Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) challenges. These efforts:

  • Strengthen global capacity to control, eliminate, and ultimately eradicate VPDs in high-risk and under-immunized populations
  • Provide logistical support to NSTOP leadership and administrative teams to strategically reach polio eradication and immunization targets
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"Of the 285,000 frontline
workers in-country, 62% are
female."

- Pakistan Polio Eradication Program

NATIONAL STOP TRANSMISSION
OF POLIO PROGRAM

TIMELINE- 2021 ACTIVITIES

INTRODUCTIONS
AUGUST 2021

IGH was awarded the cooperative agreement and IGH’s director and public health analyst travel to Islamabad and meet with NSTOP team for project kick-off meeting and discussions.

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TRAINING
OCTOBER 2021

IGH staff and NSTOP leadership facilitated a 7-day pre-deployment training for 20 newly inducted NSTOP filed officers

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RECRUITMENT
SEPTEMBER 2021

IGH supported the expansion and recruitment of additional field officers in high priority districts throughout Pakistan, including north and south Waziristan, Killa Abdullah and Chaman. The NSTOP officers were able to identify 298 missed children and vaccinate them on the spot.

SUPERVISION
DECEMBER 2021

National coordinator stop monitors and supervises the administration of Health camps in Karachi. Health camps serve as outreach for high risk areas of Pakistan and provide life-saving vaccines and other health services.

TIMELINE- 2022 ACTIVITIES

IN-COUNTRY VISIT
FEBRUARY 2022

Bill Gates visited Pakistan’s National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) to meet with leaders of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). This gathering of leaders included the National Co-Ordinator for the National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) (pictured below with Bill Gates) and Deputy national coordinator.

OUTBREAK RESPONSE
APRIL 2022

IGH and NSTOP workers reacted to first wild poliovirus case reported in 15 months from North Waziristan and positive environmental samples reported from same district of Bannu. Since that case, field staff have been deployed to continue Polio education initiatives.

STRATEGIC PLANNING
MARCH 2022

IGH facilitated a strategic planning meeting in Istanbul. Turkey for participants representing CDC. Pakistan’s Ministry of Health, Polio Eradication initiative, expanded programme on Immunization and National stop transmission of polio program. This meeting enabled information sharing and discussions to establish a synchronized approach to Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization Programs and strategies to maintain current momentum.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MAY 2022

IGH visited Islamabad to begin planning for year 2. Discuss plans for professional development opportunities for NSTOP and plans to ensure safety of stop officers moving forward. Polio Oversight Board visits Pakistan again and conducts site visits.

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