His Excellency Tarik Ali Khan, Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan, visited the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) and was received by the Prime Minister\u2019s Focal Person on Polio, Ms. Ayesha Raza Farooq, alongside core group members and representatives from UNICEF and WHO.<\/p>\n
Ms. Ayesha Raza Farooq acknowledged Canada\u2019s longstanding support for polio eradication in Pakistan, noting a 99% reduction in cases since 1994 and the vital role of more than 400,000 vaccinators who go door to door during every campaign. She highlighted that over half of these vaccinators are women and praised Canada\u2019s leadership in promoting gender equality, a priority that aligns closely with Pakistan\u2019s polio eradication efforts. \u201cAs we near eradication, sustaining momentum through continued collaboration and investment is vital to ensure no child ever faces paralysis again,\u201d<\/em> she said.<\/p>\n National Coordinator Anwar Ul Haq provided an update on the current situation, reporting positive progress compared with last year and outlining ongoing operational priorities. His Excellency Tarik Ali Khan reaffirmed Canada\u2019s commitment to protecting children in Pakistan, expressed deep interest in the program\u2019s operational challenges, and praised the dedication of frontline workers, particularly the thousands of women who are essential to every vaccination drive.<\/p>\n The visit underscored shared resolve to finish the job and secure a polio-free future for every child. Continued international collaboration, targeted investment, and support for frontline teams remain central to sustaining the gains achieved by Pakistan\u2019s polio eradication programme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Canadian High Commissioner visits NEOC to strengthen polio eradication efforts, highlighting vaccinators, gender focus and renewed collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":13010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}