A high-level delegation of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) and its partners called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Wednesday.
Talking to the delegation, Finance Minister said that mother and child Healthcare was a priority agenda in the health sector for the government .
He said the Government was committing resources to the Expanded Program on Immunization as it provided the most cost-effective protection to children and mothers against deadly and debilitating diseases.
He appreciated the support of GAVI and its partners including the World Bank, UNICEF, WHO, USAID and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for their continued support for strengthening Pakistan’s child immunization program.
He said the Federal and Provincial Governments are focused on increasing immunization coverage with special attention to underserved areas.
Members of the delegation expressed their appreciation for the impressive performance that has been made by both the federal and provincial governments in the area of immunization during the last two years.