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.
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Pakistan’s polio eradication programme knows that when people travel, viruses travel; when people gather, viruses spread.
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.
Dengue fever is endemic in Pakistan, but historic flooding has triggered a sudden rise in cases during 2022.
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.
The actions taken in response to COVID-19 are helping the 165,000 people nationwide living with HIV.