National Immunization Support Project

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The development objective of the National Immunization Support Project for Pakistan is to increase equitable coverage of services for immunization against vaccine preventable diseases (VPD), including poliomyelitis, for children between 0 and 23 months in Pakistan. The project comprises of five components. The first component, strengthening provincial management, governance and stewardship functions supports: robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; surveillance systems; the provincial expansion and maintenance of the vaccine logistics management information system (vLMIS); and oversight, coordination, and stewardship functions. The second component, improving service delivery performance will support: enhanced planning for performance; availability and management of skilled human resources; effective supervisory systems for expanded program on immunization (EPI); and enhanced linkage to communities. The third component, demand generation will support: social mobilization and community awareness; advocacy; and school curriculum. The fourth component, vaccine supply chain will support the national procurement of essential equipment to strengthen the capacity and performance of the national and provincial vaccine supply chains. The fifth component, improving capacity for increased immunization coverage will support: capacity of federal and provincial EPI cells; research and evaluation; disbursement-linked indicator (DLI) certification; and coordinating the technical assistance.