WASHINGTON, June 7, 2007 - The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:  IDA Credit: US$21.14 million TERMS: Grace Period= 10years; Maturity=35years OBJECTIVE:The objective of this additional financing is to help supply the Oral Polio Vaccine for Pakistan’s Supplementary Immunization Activities during second half of 2007. The project supports the WHO-led Global Polio Eradication Initiative, and builds on the original credit, approved in May of 2003. Pakistan has made good progress towards Polio eradication through sustained and intensified efforts and the numbers of confirmed polio cases decreased from 324 in 1999 to 28 in 2005. However, the number of Polio cases increased to 40 in 2006andrequires intensification of eradication efforts, including a coordinated response to misperceptions about polio immunization in parts of the country.  For more information, please call Benjamin Crow at (202) 473 5105 or email: bcrow@worldbank.org For more project information, please visit: http://www.worldbank.org.pk/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=293052&menuPK=293085&Projectid=P104900  |
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