Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Emirates Polio Campaign (EPC) announced on the 8th annual World Polio day that it had administered over 28 million vaccine doses in Pakistan between July and September 2020, reaching over 16 million children.
The EPC is part of the United Arab Emirates-Pakistan Assistance Programme, which was launched under the directives of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to provide help and humanitarian assistance to the people of Pakistan and support their development initiatives for a better future.
The campaign works in cooperation with the command of the Pakistani Armed Forces, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the Pakistani Ministry of National Health Services, and Ministries of Health offices in the provincial governments.
Since launching, the campaign has delivered more than 483 million polio vaccines, reaching 86 million children across Pakistan.
Director of the programme, Abdullah Khalifa Al-Ghafli, stated that “the EPC reflects Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s commitment to strengthen global cooperation to prevent the spread of polio and to protect children from this preventable disease.
Since its founding, the EPC has accomplished a tremendous amount in reaching millions of children with this critical vaccination.
