The History and Current Killings of Polio Vaccinators in Pakistan: A Need for Targeted Surveillance Strategy
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Wahid, Braira, Kumari, Babita, Saifullah, Khaled and Idrees, Muhammad. 2023. "The History and Current Killings of Polio Vaccinators in Pakistan: A Need for Targeted Surveillance Strategy." Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 35 (2-Mar), pp. 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395231158866
| Article Title | The History and Current Killings of Polio Vaccinators in Pakistan: A Need for Targeted Surveillance Strategy |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 13423 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Wahid, Braira, Kumari, Babita, Saifullah, Khaled and Idrees, Muhammad |
| Journal Title | Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health |
| Journal Citation | 35 (2-Mar), pp. 183-188 |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Place of Publication | United States |
| ISSN | 1010-5395 |
| 1941-2479 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395231158866 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10105395231158866 |
| Abstract | Poliomyelitis has been eliminated from all countries of the world except Pakistan and Afghanistan. One of the major reasons is the stigmas associated with the polio vaccine that has been repetitively discussed in literature, and governments of both the countries are already making serious efforts to control this public health challenge, but till this moment, the state officials have not introduced any surveillance strategy for the security of polio workers in National Emergency Action Plan (NEAP) for Polio Eradication. This report highlights the issue of targeted killing and terrorism attacks on polio vaccinators in Pakistan and also devises a surveillance strategy to provide security to polio workers at immediate possible because the current chaos in Afghanistan will ultimately lead to more terrorist attacks on polio vaccinators. |
| Keywords | Afghanistan; surveillance; polio; endemic; Pakistan |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Contains sensitive content |
| Sensitive Handling Note | Contains traumatic content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 4203. Health services and systems |
| Byline Affiliations | Monash University |
| University of Southern Queensland | |
| University of the Punjab, Pakistan |
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