Polio update
Despite massive investment and high level political commitment, Pakistan still risks being the last remaining reservoir of polio virus transmission in the world. Our articles and statements in the...
View ArticleFrom Shock and Shame to Action in the Polio Campaign
Being an activist in Rotary International’s participation in the anti-polio campaign I was shocked by the ruthless killings of the vaccinators, particularly as we feel partially responsible for sending...
View ArticlePolio and Pakistan: Great Trepidations
The brutal assassination of nine grass roots level health workers in Pakistan, who were involved in a door-to-door immunization campaign in an attempt to secure children from crippling polio, adds an...
View ArticleThe Ethics of Security: With Respect and Gratitude to the Victims of January...
It is a great privilege to contribute to Heartfile’s blog, particularly on a day when the only possible first words must honour the Pakistani aid workers brutally shot and killed only a few hours ago....
View ArticleHealth and Human Security
By expanding the scope of public health to embrace and propagate the principles of human security, Pakistan and the global community could create sustainable practices through which all people would be...
View ArticleThe ‘impatient optimist’: Bill Gates strengthens his commitment to the...
On 29 January, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivered the prestigious Richard Dimbleby lecture, and chose polio eradication as the subject of his address. Capitalising on his unique position as a...
View ArticleSeth Berkley on Immunization in Pakistan
Every child, no matter where he or she is born, should have the opportunity and the right to a healthy life, and vaccines are one of the best ways to provide that. Not only do they save lives and...
View ArticlePakistan’s Polio Priorities
When Pakistan’s new government is sworn in on Wednesday it has a historic opportunity. The new administration under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif could be the government to eradicate polio from...
View ArticleImmunization in Pakistan
It is World Immunization Week and the global health community can celebrate the fact that a large share of the world’s children no longer suffer illness and death due to vaccine preventable diseases....
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