Delegation arrives in Pakistan to monitor EPI progress

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ISLAMABAD: A joint appraisal mission of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) has arrived in Pakistan, according to local media sources.

The purpose of the visit is to review the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), reportedly.

An official in the federal EPI who wished not to be named said that the high-level delegation was visiting to assess progress made by the federal EPI.

The intent is to monitor progress against the financial support received to strengthen the routine immunisation in the country, sources further revealed.