Editorial: Eradicating polio in Pakistan and other countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region: epidemiology, surveillance, and immunization

Chukwuma Mbaeyi; Nishant Kishore; Tasha Stehling-Ariza; Sajid Soofi

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1903558

Editorial: Eradicating polio in Pakistan and other countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region: epidemiology, surveillance, and immunization

Chukwuma Mbaeyi
, Nishant Kishore
, Tasha Stehling-Ariza
, Sajid Soofi

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Woman and Child Health, Medical College, Pakistan

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Original language	English (US)
Article number	1903558
Journal	Frontiers in Public Health
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1903558
Publication status	Published - Sept 2026

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

AFP surveillance
Pakistan
polio eradication
poliovirus
routine immunization
supplementary immunization activities
vaccination
vaccines

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