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Aga Khan University

2021

COVID-19

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Balancing Science And Public Policy In Pakistan's Covid-19 Response, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Faisal Sultan, Aamer Ikram, Adil H. Haider, Assad Hafeez, Muhammad Islam Aug 2021

Balancing Science And Public Policy In Pakistan's Covid-19 Response, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Faisal Sultan, Aamer Ikram, Adil H. Haider, Assad Hafeez, Muhammad Islam

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected the world in an unprecedented manner and South Asian countries were among the first to experience imported cases. Pakistan's response to COVID-19 has been under scrutiny for its granularity, reach and impact.
Aims: to evaluate objectively the chronology and depth of the response to COVID-19 in Pakistan.
Methods: We evaluated available national and subnational epidemiological and burden information on COVID-19 cases and deaths in Pakistan, including projection models available to the Government at an early stage of the pandemic.
Results: Pakistan, with a population of 215 million and considerable geographic diversity, experienced case …


Rebuilding Trust On Routine Immunization In Era Of Covid-19 Fear-Role That Civil Society Organizations Can Play Hands-In-Hand With Immunization Program, Ameer Muhammad, Daniyaal Ahmad, Eleze Tariq, Yasir Shafiq Jun 2021

Rebuilding Trust On Routine Immunization In Era Of Covid-19 Fear-Role That Civil Society Organizations Can Play Hands-In-Hand With Immunization Program, Ameer Muhammad, Daniyaal Ahmad, Eleze Tariq, Yasir Shafiq

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