Pakistan has vaccinated more than 80% of the adult population against COVID-19
In about 13 months, Pakistan has turned the vaccination tide, fuelled by the availability of adequate COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Vaccine education: Rolling out COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan’s schools
In Pakistan, educational institutions are convincing parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 through motivational sessions and informative material.
Amid uncertainty, Pakistan is winning the battle against Omicron
Pakistan's government is working on a robust strategy to contain the spread of COVID-19 by rapidly scaling up immunisation in rural parts of the country.
Pakistan reignites polio vaccination drive
Civil society, media, local influencers, celebrities, religious scholars, and frontline workers are all reinforcing the Pakistan government’s fight against Poliomyelitis.
COVID-19 means that Pakistani transgender people are even more marginalised
Trans rights organisations such as the Good Thinker Organisation are working to ensure that Pakistan’s transgender community recovers from the hardship that COVID-19 has wrought.
Last month, Pakistan undertook one of its biggest-ever vaccination campaigns: 90 million doses of measles and rubella vaccine administered to 90 million children in just two weeks. #VaccinesWork was there.
The campaign is one of the largest in history and will aim to reach over 95% coverage. Oral polio vaccine will also be integrated in the campaign to support polio eradication in Pakistan.
A million a day: Pakistan’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign hits its stride
After a halting start to its immunisation campaign, Pakistan has shifted into high gear, now administering a million doses a day. #VaccinesWork spoke to national health leaders and spent a morning at a rural vaccination centre to find out what…
“Saving the future of our children”: The women fighting polio in Pakistan
Pakistan is one of two countries where wild poliovirus remains endemic making it essential that the entire country supports the successful implementation of every polio campaign. Women play a critical role, often working at polio’s frontline.
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Total population by country, by year, by age | United Nations, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-11 |
Total number of children surviving until 1 year old by country and by year | United Nations, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-11 |
UN Life births per gender | United Nations, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-11 |
Under-five mortality rate by country and by year | UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD) (UNIGME). | 2021-12-20 |
Infant mortality rate by country and by year | UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD) (UNIGME). | 2021-12-20 |
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) | World Bank, The gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population | 2022-07-01 |
Number of zero-dose children | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC). Figures calculated using number of surviving infants from UN World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-15 |
% Reduction in number of zero-dose children, 2019-2021 | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC). Figures calculated using number of surviving infants from UN World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-15 |
DTP1/DTP3/MCV1 Coverage (%) | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) | 2022-07-15 |
Drop out from DTP1 to DTP3 at national level | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) | 2022-07-15 |
Drop out from DTP1 to last routine dose of MCV at national level | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) | 2022-07-15 |
Geographic equity: DTP3 coverage in the 20% of districts with lowest coverage | WHO, Joint Reporting Form (JRF) | 2022-07-15 |