In 2021, GLIDE launched its first call for proposals for the Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination, inviting disease elimination stakeholders in endemic countries to submit proposals that aim to accelerate the elimination of one or more of GLIDE’s four focus diseases: malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis. Four winning projects were selected to accelerate disease elimination in their respective countries.
This Falcon Awards initiative aimed to advance the uptake of polio vaccines in vulnerable communities in Pakistan using personalised incentives such as cash transfers, voucher schemes, and lotteries to encourage greater uptake of polio vaccines. The project was rolled out in the districts of Karachi and Pishin, which are two of 40 Super High-Risk Union Councils identified by the government as hotbeds of vaccine refusals and poliovirus circulation.
In partnership with: Aga Khan University, Pakistan
