“Islamabad Capital Territory and Pakistan-Administered Kashmir (PAK) have achieved the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus, taking Pakistan closer to interrupting the transmission of this life-threatening disease for mothers and newborns nationwide. The validations were confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) following a weeklong final review led by WHO and UNICEF at the request of the Federal Government.

Around 80 per cent of Pakistan’s population (190 million people) now live in areas where the spread of neonatal tetanus remains under controlled limits – less than one case of tetanus per 1,000 live births.”

From UNICEF.