Shagufta, community mobiliser and vaccinator in Taxila, Pakistan

8 April 2016
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<article> <h1> <span>Shagufta, community mobiliser and vaccinator in Taxila, Pakistan</span> </h1> <ul> <li> <b>8 April 2016</b> </li> </ul> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <article id="post-265" class="module single-post-module post-265 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people tag-endpolio tag-global-health tag-pakistan tag-polio tag-vaccineportrait et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div> <div> <p><img id="portrait" src="http://gaviweb.org/vaccineswork/vaccine-portraits-icon.gif" alt="image" loading="lazy"></p> <p>“Most of the people in my area of duty are Pashtun. I am Pashtun and I talk tot he community in their own language. My frequent visits and friendly behaviour with the community have paid off – when i visit them, I never feel a stranger. They receive me like one of their own! We establish good relations to build trust, we share with them in moments of happiness and grief.</p> <p>The area where I work is now free of polio. Now mothers realise the risk of polio and how to protect their children.”</p> <p><i>Shagufta’s words were taken from this <a href="https://vimeo.com/141504074" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">End Polio Pakistan video.</a> </i></p> </div> </div> <input type="hidden" id="post_id" value="265"> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.gavi.org/shagufta-community-mobiliser-and-vaccinator-in">Original article</a> </p><p>This article was originally published on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork">VaccinesWork</a> </p><script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-M7H54VD');</script><noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-M7H54VD" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript></article>

“Most of the people in my area of duty are Pashtun. I am Pashtun and I talk tot he community in their own language. My frequent visits and friendly behaviour with the community have paid off – when i visit them, I never feel a stranger. They receive me like one of their own! We establish good relations to build trust, we share with them in moments of happiness and grief.

The area where I work is now free of polio. Now mothers realise the risk of polio and how to protect their children.”

Shagufta’s words were taken from this End Polio Pakistan video.