16/12/2021
Endemic countries, Eradication, GPEI partners
Pakistan
Programme progress in Pakistan
High level commitment to ending polio in Pakistan by regional UN leadership
In November, George Laryea-Adjei (Regional Director for South Asia, UNICEF) and Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari ( WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean ) joined fellow GPEI leaders on a visit to Pakistan. The regional directors met with government stakeholders and health workers, and commended Pakistan on its impressive progress interrupting poliovirus transmission. See why the regional directors emphasized that there is no room for complacency on the path to a polio-free Pakistan. For more information please visit WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and UNICEF websites.
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