Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Eradicating polio in Pakistan - for all
Agreement Number:
7456396 P013655002
Agreement Value:
$4,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 22, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
This bilateral development assistance project aims to contribute to the interruption of wild polio and vaccine-derived polio throughout Pakistan. It seeks to address gender barriers to immunization to ensure all girls and boys receive the polio vaccine. Pakistan is one of the last 2 remaining polio endemic countries in the world (Afghanistan is the other), where the wild poliomyelitis (polio) virus continues to threaten the health and well-being of girls and boys. This project aims to continue the expansion of immunization in rural, remote, and high-risk areas in Pakistan and enhances transmission detection. The project also aims to improve health and nutrition services and outcomes for women and children.
This project builds on Canada’s long-standing commitments and efforts to eradicate polio. It aims to support and advance polio eradication efforts in Pakistan between 2023 to 2024 and 2025 to 2026.
Project activities include: (1) strengthening the capacity of the polio program to immunize all girls and boys in rural and remote areas in Pakistan; (2) deploying special vaccination strategies for mobile and refugee populations in difficult to access locations; (3) engaging with communities on integrated health services. This includes including maternal and child health, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, and essential immunization; and (4) maintaining polio surveillance and detection systems by testing sanitation points and strengthening community-based surveillance networks.
The project is implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) expanded immunization in Pakistan, particularly in rural, remote and high-risk areas; (2) improved access and utilization of integrated health services in underserved polio priority communities and communities with demonstrated resistance to polio vaccination; and (3) enhanced detection and surveillance of polio transmission and enhanced response in high-risk communities in Pakistan.
Location:
New York, US
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q2-00142
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2023-2024 4th Quarter report.
Recipient's Operating Name:
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Recipient's Legal Name:
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
Federal Riding Number:
NA
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.