Dr Fikri, accompanied by Dr Jaouad Mahjour, Director of Programme Management, WHO Regional Director, and Dr Mohammad Assai, Acting WHO Representative in Pakistan, were received by H.E. Abdulaziz Alneyadi and H.E. Abdulla Khalifa Al Ghufli, Director of the United Arab Emirates Project to Assist Pakistan.
The United Arab Emirates has played a pivotal role in supporting Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts. In 2016, thanks to their financial support, amounting to $18.4 million, more than 10.6 million children were vaccinated in each of the 3 phases of the campaign supported by the United Arab Emirates Project to Assist Pakistan.
