Peshawar: Ms. Sara Rehman, Additional Secretary Health and Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Coordinator, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, visited Khyber Medical University (KMU) to monitor the ongoing orientation of surveyors for the post-campaign evaluation of the fractional Inactivated Polio Vaccine (fIPV) campaign in Peshawar and Khyber.
During the visit, Ms. Sara Rehman observed the training activities and reviewed preparations for the post-campaign evaluation. She emphasized the importance of effective field monitoring, accurate data collection, and timely data tracking to ensure a reliable assessment of campaign performance.
She highlighted that a systematic and evidence-based evaluation is essential for identifying operational gaps, measuring campaign effectiveness, and strengthening routine immunization and polio eradication efforts across the province.
The orientation aims to prepare surveyors to conduct field assessments efficiently and collect reliable data to support informed decision-making and improve the quality of future immunization campaigns.
The visit was also attended by the Team Lead of NSTOP and the Team Lead of WHO Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reflecting the continued coordination among health authorities and development partners to strengthen vaccination activities and monitoring mechanisms.
The Provincial EOC Coordinator stressed the need for close coordination, adherence to established evaluation protocols, and high-quality fieldwork to ensure that the findings accurately reflect campaign performance in Peshawar and Khyber.
The initiative represents an important step towards improving accountability, strengthening immunization coverage, and supporting the ongoing efforts to protect children against polio in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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