ISLAMABAD, January 20: A World Bank delegation led by Dr. Robert Oelrichs, Task Team leader for National Immunization Support Project (NISP) called on Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq, Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication today. The meeting was also attended by Dr. Rana Muhammad Safdar, Coordinator of the National Emergency Operation Centre.
Sharing progress on Polio, the Prime Minister’s Focal Person mentioned more than 80 per cent decline in Polio cases during 2015 over the preceding year along with persistent confinement of virus transmission in terms of geographical spread and circulating genetic clusters. She also apprised Mission on how new innovations of Polio plus in health camps, consistent community engagement through long term volunteers and combination of IPV-OPV SIAs helped the programme in turning the situation around.Dr. Rana Safdar, National Coordinator gave an overview of the national EOC network and explained mechanisms put in place for real time use of valid data for decision making on real time basis. -PR
World Bank team lauds Pakistan’s Polio eradication programme
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