WHO and Gavi support Pakistan's vaccinators with 800 motorbikes to access hard-to-reach areas in 65 priority districts

WHO EMRO
Jul 23, 2025

WHO and Gavi support Pakistan's vaccinators with 800 motorbikes to access hard-to-reach areas in 65 priority districts


The World Health Organization (WHO), with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has distributed more than 800 motorbikes to Pakistan's Expanded Programme on Immunization across the country to enhance the mobility of vaccinators and access hard-to-reach areas in 65 high-priority districts populated by 32.5 million people.

The allocation plan directs 300 motorbikes to 21 districts in Sindh, 200 to 10 districts in Punjab and 108 to 24 districts in Balochistan. Eighty motorbikes have been provided to 4 districts in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 80 to 2 districts in Islamabad and 60 to 4 districts in Gilgit Baltistan.

Starting in March 2025, the vehicles have been progressively handed over to vaccinators nationwide to serve vulnerable populations in neighbourhoods with high numbers of children who have never been vaccinated (zero-dose) or are under-immunized. The support is guided by micro-plans, developed with technical support from WHO at the union council level, which aim to better monitor and address equity barriers to leave no child behind.