Editorial
VOLUME: 40 | ISSUE: 1 | Mar 25, 2024 | PAGE: (1 - 2) | DOI: 10.24911/BioMedica/5-1154
The Disconnect Between Policymakers and Researchers – Time to Build Bridges to Eradicate Polio from Pakistan
Authors: Asad Zaheer
Article Info
Authors
Asad Zaheer
Former Registrar, University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan.
Publication History
Received: February 18, 2024
Revised: March 10, 2024
Accepted: March 20, 2024
Published: March 25, 2024
Abstract
According to World Health Organization, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the last bastions of Poliomyelitis. Rest of the world has become Polio Free. They achieved this freedom after becoming part of Polio Eradication Initiative which was created in 1988 just after the World Health Assembly resolved to eradicate Polio Myelitis from the globe. The woes of Pakistan do not end here. According to “Health Financing Progress Matrix Assessment Pakistan 2023. Summary of findings and recommendations” by World Health Organization, the service coverage index of Pakistan despite showing a consistent surge over the years was still significantly lower with a score of 45 against an average of 58 amongst the low middle income group countries in year 2021. This calls for a need to revisit our strategic policy making in all spheres of life but especially in health and health education. Dr Vaqar Ahmed in Pakistan’s Agenda of Economic Reforms, identified that this country faces a serious and lingering lack of institutional arrangement within our framework for research-based policy formulation, and post implementation feedback.
Keywords: Policy makers, Researchers, Polio Eradication, Immunization, WHO
Pubmed Style
Asad Zaheer. The Disconnect Between Policymakers and Researchers – Time to Build Bridges to Eradicate Polio from Pakistan. BioMedica. 2024; 25 (March 2024): 1-2. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1154
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Asad Zaheer. The Disconnect Between Policymakers and Researchers – Time to Build Bridges to Eradicate Polio from Pakistan. https://biomedicapk.com/articles/online_first/1154 [Access: April 29, 2024]. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1154
AMA (American Medical Association) Style
Asad Zaheer. The Disconnect Between Policymakers and Researchers – Time to Build Bridges to Eradicate Polio from Pakistan. BioMedica. 2024; 25 (March 2024): 1-2. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1154
Vancouver/ICMJE Style
Asad Zaheer. The Disconnect Between Policymakers and Researchers – Time to Build Bridges to Eradicate Polio from Pakistan. BioMedica. (2024), [cited April 29, 2024]; 25 (March 2024): 1-2. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1154
Harvard Style
Asad Zaheer (2024) The Disconnect Between Policymakers and Researchers – Time to Build Bridges to Eradicate Polio from Pakistan. BioMedica, 25 (March 2024): 1-2. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1154
Chicago Style
Asad Zaheer. "The Disconnect Between Policymakers and Researchers – Time to Build Bridges to Eradicate Polio from Pakistan." 25 (2024), 1-2. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1154
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Asad Zaheer. "The Disconnect Between Policymakers and Researchers – Time to Build Bridges to Eradicate Polio from Pakistan." 25.March 2024 (2024), 1-2. Print. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1154
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Asad Zaheer (2024) The Disconnect Between Policymakers and Researchers – Time to Build Bridges to Eradicate Polio from Pakistan. , 25 (March 2024), 1-2. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1154