National Emergency Action Plan for Polio Eradication 2016-2017 (Pakistan)

In this National Emergency Action Plan (NEAP) for 2016 - 2017, the main objective is to stop transmission in the core reservoirs and maintain or increase population immunity against polio in the rest of the country. To achieve this, the programme has set up a multi-pronged strategy with a well-developed work plan to ensure all children are vaccinated and any circulating virus is detected quickly and responded to immediately. In the NEAP 2016 - 2017, the programme will: (a) Conduct 5 NIDs and 4 SNIDs with remaining unvaccinated children <2% of recorded missed children that are not socially and geographically clustered, reaching 95% coverage by thirdparty post-campaign monitoring (PCM) and achieving a lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) pass rate of ≥90% (b) Implement a combined bOPV/IPV campaign in Tier 1 districts and as many Tier 2 districts as possible, depending on IPV vaccine availability. ....