Saving children in Pakistan

Upon the directives of the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the friendly people of Pakistan and in implementation of the initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to eradicate polio globally, the administration of the UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) launched the Emirates Polio Campaign in Pakistan under the slogan “Healthy and bright future for all”. The campaign is emblematic of UAE’s humanitarian commitment to the poor nations, human development programmes and securing decent life for the people. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made a Dh440 million ($120M) contribution to the global efforts to eradicate polio by 2018 with particular emphasis on Pakistan and Afghanistan. This is the second contribution by Sheikh Mohamed to deliver lifesaving vaccines and serums to all children of the world. In 2011, Sheikh Mohamed and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a strategic partnership to offer a $100 million contribution — on 50-50 basis — to purchase and deliver vaccines to the children of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Geographical range of the campaign The geographical coverage of the campaign in Pakistan comprises 66 regions spanning the following four provinces:

> Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province: 25 areas

> Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA): 13 areas

> Balochistan Province: 16 areas Sindh Province: 12 areas