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Why is Pakistan a Threat to “The Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018”? A Look into the Past Decade

Sunday, 17th of January 2016 Print

Why is Pakistan a Threat to “The Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018”? A Look into the Past Decade

Excerpt below; full text is at http://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712%2815%2900267-2/pdf

“The need of the hour is to contain the virus by revisiting the strategies and devising an uncompromising and consistent policy for anti-polio immunization, specifically considering the war against extremism. The country needs to strengthen its disaster management system and focus on vaccination as a main pillar of this. Further, focus should be given to improvement of the health system in order to avoid the late-year upsurge in polio cases.”

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