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"[T]he GPEI has re-envisioned its relationship with governments, deepened its commitment to polio-affected communities, made changes to empower and safeguard the frontline workforce, and expanded its partnerships...principles of being people-centred, country-owned, partnership-based and data-guided."

"I always thought that research is for academics...being involved in this study right from identifying a relevant research question to synthesizing findings for policy makers, I am finding the research useful for me too..." – EPI implementer (vaccinator)

The Sindh cabinet, while considering future financial implications of the pension payments to the provincial government employees, has approved a Pension Reforms Scheme that aims to save around...

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

PESHAWAR: The Institute of Management Sciences has vaccinated all employees against COVID-19.The institute, in collaboration with the Expanded Programme on Immunization , organized the vaccination...

Jun 1, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s locally-made COVID-19 vaccine PakVac will be launched today (Tuesday), ARY News reported, citing sources. It has been learnt by ARY News that the launching ceremony will be held at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad at 4:30 pm. The ceremony will be attended by Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health, Dr Faisal Sultan and other officials of the NIH. After the formal launch, the PakVac will be handed over to the Expanded Programme on Immu...

Jun 1, 2021 KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department in collaboration with Pakistan Red Crescent-Sindh (PRCS) on Tuesday opened two mobile vaccination units for COVID-19 in Karachi, ARY News reported. The mobile units were opened in order to facilitate the vaccination of the general people against COVID-19. Chairman PRC-Sindh in a statement said that the PRC teams were working tirelessly to play a significant role in the ongoing national efforts to overcome the spread of the COVID-19 in the country...

Another Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying 0.5 million doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine from China arrived in Islamabad

SAPM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan says govt in talks with Pfizer to procure vaccine through bilateral agreement

KARACHI: Pakistan is in the advanced stages of procuring at least one million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 mRNA vaccine through a ‘bilateral agreement’ directly from the...