![]() ![]() Unfortunately, this demographic makes up 50% of the mortality rate in this country. Children who are under the age of five make up 15% of the population of Pakistan. The failures to successfully immunize the population of Pakistan has impacted child mortality in the country and is an important area of research for the progression of child healthcare. 1 We aim to analyze the obstacles that Pakistan presents for the failures to adequately immunize its population. 3 This high mortality from VPDs is despite the fact that vaccinations are generally inexpensive, easy to administer and a priority of healthcare systems. 2 For example, 90,000 children still suffer from paralytic polio and measles accounts for 20,000 child deaths annually. Vaccine-preventable diseases are a major cause of death amongst children, especially within developing countries, accounting for more than one million deaths annually. Yet in spite of this successful public health initiative, Pakistan has not yet assimilated this enterprise into their own health profile with the same level of proficiency. Due to routine immunization worldwide, millions of children are saved from illness and death by vaccine-preventable diseases. ![]() 1 Therefore, the importance of countries to successfully implement immunization programs is imperative for the health of the public making Immunization an important facet of public health. Mangrio emphasises how “immunization is the most cost-effective public health intervention that has had the greatest impact on health of the people”. Here, we examine the ways in which various immunization efforts, for a range of vaccine-preventable diseases, have achieved success or failure in Pakistan and the reasons why this plays a part in the VPD burden of Pakistan. Research is necessary to bring together findings on the failings of routine immunization and polio campaigns there are many intersecting factors that global health bodies and the Department of Health in Pakistan must address in order to relieve the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Not achieving these targets is worrying from both a global perspective and within the national healthcare landscape of Pakistan. When compared to globally standardised targets for immunization, Pakistan is trailing behind. This includes logistical obstacles, inefficient health worker attitudes, parental and female awareness, and education, the influence of religious community leaders and the complications that accompany conflict. Within Pakistan, it has encountered many problems since its inception. ![]() The “Expanded Programme of Immunization” (EPI) is the main programme through which routine immunization is provided to the public. The reasons for this vary and show the uniqueness of the economic, healthcare and environmental landscape of Pakistan, through which public health programmes need to be implemented. Diseases that have been successfully eliminated through the aid of vaccination in other countries have not been eliminated in Pakistan. It is, therefore, worrying to learn the level of under-vaccination in Pakistan. ![]() Immunization is one of the most successful public health initiatives in recent times. ![]()
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