A Scalable Polio-EPI Synergy Model for Urban Immunization: Coverage Gains Following Workforce Integration in Lahore, Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: Background: Large urban centers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often have persistent pockets of under-immunized children, despite higher overall vaccination coverage than rural areas. Lahore, a megacity in Pakistan, had the lowest rate of fully immunized children in Punjab province as of 2022 (70%), partly due to challenges in its urban slums. In 2023, an innovative intervention was implemented, utilizing Pakistan's extensive polio eradication workforce to identify and reach children who were missing routine vaccinations. Objective: The objective was to assess changes in routine immunization coverage during a pre-post evaluation period in which polio campaign workers were engaged to support routine immunization among under-immunized urban populations in Lahore. <

SUBMITTER: Hussain I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12945049 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature