Polio loves a party: Why Pakistan's eradication programme works holidays in festival season
Pakistan’s polio eradication programme knows that when people travel, viruses travel; when people gather, viruses spread.
Source: gavi.org
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Motorbike-riding polio worker ruffles feathers and saves lives in rural Pakistan
Amina Khaskheli discovered she can reach more kids on two wheels than on two feet – so that’s what she’s doing. If the sight of her on her bike has upset some conservative onlookers, it has also inspired more than a few young girls.
Source: gavi.org
The human toll of rising dengue cases in Pakistan
Dengue fever is endemic in Pakistan, but historic flooding has triggered a sudden rise in cases during 2022.
North West Frontier Saadeqa Khan Naseem Salahuddin Agriculture Organisation College Karachi South Eastern Pakistan
Source: gavi.org
After the floods comes disease: IDP camps in flood-hit Pakistan
The short-term devastation of Pakistan’s horrendous floods is now giving way to long-term impacts, as disease and ill-health begins to spread among the country’s displaced persons camps.
Source: gavi.org
Lessons learned from COVID-19 help Pakistan in the fight against HIV/AIDS
The actions taken in response to COVID-19 are helping the 165,000 people nationwide living with HIV.
Source: gavi.org
Lumpy skin disease is spreading fast in Pakistan
Five million dairy farmers and meat sellers are being hit hard by a Lumpy Skin Disease outbreak affecting their cattle.
Mirpur Khas Saadeqa Khan Nazir Hussain Ameer Bukhsh Dow Medical University Karachi Lumpy Skin Disease
Source: gavi.org