Polio vaccination in Balochistan: Issues and challenges
Keywords:
Poliomyelitis, Health, Balochistan, eradication campaign.
Abstract
Like the condition of security and governance, health is also a major concern for Pakistan and there is a large population on an already insufficient medical treatment structure to cater for. Amongst various other diseases prevalent in Pakistan Poliomyelitis is one of the key concerns of the country with respect to medical situation. This research investigates the reasons behind the rejection of polio drops in Balochistan; weaknesses and efficiency of the polio eradication campaign and effects of cross-border movement and its governance between Afghanistan and Pakistan on the efficacy of the campaigns. The findings suggest that illiteracy, lack of motivation, religious interpretations, governance and security are the major challenges to the polio campaigns in the context of Balochistan.
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Gilson, L., & Raphaely, N. (2008). The terrain of health policy analysis in low and middle income countries: a review of published literature 1994–2007. Health policy and planning, 23(5), 294-307.
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Hill MJ, Hupe PL. 2002. Implementing public policy: governance in theory and practice. London: Sage.
Ingram, H., Schneider, A. L., & DeLeon, P. (2007). Social construction and policy design. Theories of the policy process, 2, 93-126.
Javaid, U. (2010). Concerns of Balochistan: Effects and Implications on Federation of Pakistan. Journal of Political Studies, 17(2), 113.
Khowaja, A. R., Khan, S. A., Nizam, N., Omer, S. B., & Zaidi, A. (2012). Parental perceptions surrounding polio and self-reported non-participation in polio supplementary immunization activities in Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed methods study. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 90(11), 822-830.
Kingdon, J. W., & Thurber, J. A. (1984). Agendas, alternatives, and public policies (Vol. 45, pp. 165-169). Boston: Little, Brown.
Lipsky M. 1980. Street-level bureaucracy: dilemmas of the individual in public services. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Mushtaq, A., Mehmood, S., Rehman, M. A. U., Younas, A., Rehman, M. S. U., Malik, M. F., & Hyder, M. Z. (2015). Polio in Pakistan: Social constraints and travel implications. Travel medicine and infectious disease, 13(5), 360-366.
Nishtar, S. (2010). Pakistan, politics and polio. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 88(2), 159-160.
Obregón, R., Chitnis, K., Morry, C., Feek, W., Bates, J., Galway, M., & Ogden, E. (2009). Achieving polio eradication: a review of health communication evidence and lessons learned in India and Pakistan. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87, 624–630. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0042-96862009000800020.
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Sabatier PA (ed.). 1999. Theories of the policy process. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
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2018-12-27
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Khan, I., & Alamgir, A. (2018). Polio vaccination in Balochistan: Issues and challenges. Amazonia Investiga, 7(17), 261-271. Retrieved from https://amazoniainvestiga.info/index.php/amazonia/article/view/354
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