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Title:

Polio eradication in Afghanistan

Agreement Number:

7465972 P014097001

Agreement Value:

$4,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 6, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

This project aims to support the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in their final push to eradicate the wild poliovirus (WPV) in Afghanistan, one of only 2 remaining polio endemic countries (the other being Pakistan) by 2027. A significant number of Afghan children remain unvaccinated, and this project aims to increase polio vaccine campaign activities for Afghan children under the age of 5. Project (WHO) activities include: (1) coordinating operations and conducting research, analysis, monitoring and evaluation; (2) providing technical and operational support for campaign administrators; (3) coordinating the training and deployment of human resources for supplementary technical assistance; and (4) securing logistics to access hard-to-reach areas. Project (UNICEF) activities include: (1) procuring the vaccines and cold chain equipment; (2) providing technical assistance for administrators responsible for the advocacy, communication, and social mobilization of the

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved the quality of polio immunization activities for all boys and girls; (2) improved the capacity of polio frontline workers to access all hard-to-reach areas and communities, including mobile and migrant populations; (3) interrupted the transmission of all wild poliovirus (WPV) and stopped the circulation of vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks; (4) reduced the number of zero dose and under-immunized children; and (5) enhanced and maintained polio monitoring and surveillance standards.

Location:

Geneva 27, CH 1211

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q4-A0044

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

3200000000000

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Belated reporting.

Recipient's Legal Name:

WHO - World Health Organization

Federal Riding Name:

Not Coded

Federal Riding Number:

Program:

Grants - Multilateral Programming

Program Purpose:

Subvention Programmation multilatérale