Epidemiology of polio virus infection in Pakistan and possible risk factors for its transmission

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dc.contributor.authorMahvish Kabir
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Sohail Afzal
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-16T05:40:03Z
dc.date.available2018-10-16T05:40:03Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicineen_US
dc.description.abstractEnd Polio Pakistan program still has to overcome many hurdles; unfortunately on 8th February 2016 first polio case of the year has surfaced in Karachi. It seems that battle against polio demands little bit more conviction and motivation. WHO has set a goal of polio eradication in Pakistan till 2018, in order to evaluate the success of this target; polio eradication campaign in Pakistan has been analyzed in different perspectives. Our analysis indicated that major obstacles in eradication are low literacy rate, poor health infrastructure, lack of planning, natural disaster, economic crisis, counter insurgencies and almost no protection for polio health workers. WHO has allocated new funds to tackle this problem, now there is a need to spend this money more effectively; with proper planning and honest deployment of funds.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKabir, M., & Afzal, M.S. (2016). Epidemiology of polio virus infection in Pakistan and possible risk factors for its transmission. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 9(11), 1044-1047. (Mahvish Kabir (Chemistry/SSC), Muhammad Sohail Afzal, JCR LISTED (IF:0.841))en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/3344
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectChemistryen_US
dc.subjectPolio Eradication, Malnutrition, Counter insurgencies, Polio worker, Hurdles in polioen_US
dc.titleEpidemiology of polio virus infection in Pakistan and possible risk factors for its transmissionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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