These presentations were prepared for a September 2007 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)-hosted meeting dedicated to examining cross-border polio communication efforts in Pakistan. In support of the final global push towards polio eradication, national and provincial-level presentations were given by in-country communication and health practitioners working in Pakistan's polio-endemic provinces (Sindh, Balochistan and the Northwest Frontier Province). These were assessed by an external panel of experts in the fields of development communication, epidemiology, mass media and anthropology, who provided communication programme recommendations based on data presented by the country teams, as well as data gathered on field visits to the endemic states. Communication strategies presented at this meeting were primarily focused on:

1. Analysing the results of programmes implemented through September 2007
2. Detailing activities on national and sub-national levels, specific to collaboration between Ministries of Health, mobile populations, campaign synchronisation, media, and political advocacy strategies
3. Suggesting communication strategy and programme refinements for the next 6- to 12-month period, designed to support Pakistan's polio eradication efforts

Pakistan Presentations

1. Epidemiological Update - Polio Eradication Pakistan
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2. National Polio Communication Update [Pakistan]
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3. Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) – Immunisation [Pakistan]
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4. International Communication Review of Polio Activities in Pakistan (Sindh)
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5. Strategies for Addressing Rumours and Building Community Acceptance for Immunisation (Balochistan)
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6. Pakistan Recommendations Report
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Click here to download a more detailed full report of these recommendations as a Microsoft Word document.