title: Regression in polio eradication in Pakistan: A national tragedy.
abstract: Polio is one out of 200 infections results to lasting paralysis, usually in the legs. The year 2014 has been the saddest year for the Pakistan when the World was about to eliminate Polio from all over the World. In year 1994 Pakistan took the initiative to eliminate Polio from the country. The efforts were going well until 2005, when Pakistan was on the wedge to overcome the Disease. The hopes were high that soon Pakistan will become a polio-virus-free country, but the drone strikes in FATA and the rise of different militant groups as a reaction of the drone attacks in FATA made it difficult for the health workers to continue their vaccination campaigns in these areas. However various factors ruined the efforts made to eradicate Polio. In Pakistan, polio is widespread to three sections. These are Karachi, Quetta block (Quetta, Pishin and Killah Abdullah district) and FATA and Peshawar district. Numerous things are accountable for polio flourishing in these regions. These comprise near to the ground socioeconomic rank of the families, not having the knowledge concerning hazard caused by polio and disinformation by limited significant people concerning how polio vaccines fabricate damage. In 2014, only 3 countries in the world remain polio-endemic: Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. From year 2012-2014 the number of registered Polio cases is on rise contrary to rest of the other two Polio-endemic countries. In spite of the extensive work done by Polio workers the number of Polio cases has broken the 16 year record. The situation is getting worse because it can also be threatening to the rest of the World.
authors.affiliation: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Sahiwal Campus, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Sumaira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanwal
authors.affiliation: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Sahiwal Campus, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Abrar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Sahiwal Campus, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shazia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mannan
authors.affiliation: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Sahiwal Campus, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shazia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perveen
mesh_terms: D060740:Disease Eradication / Q000639:trends*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014754:Violence
chemical_list: D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines
keywords: Poliomyelitis, Immunization, 2014, Endemic Countries, Pakistan, Polio Outbreaks.