​​​Vaccine Research

​The Department o​f Paediatrics & Child Health at AKU has been doing research for decades to establish disease burden so that national policy on vaccinations can be better informed. 

​​Project 
​Granting Agency
​Principal Investigator
​Duration
​KAP Dissemination Study​
​WHO
​Imran Nisar
​01/10/2023 to 01/11/2023
​Enabling Platforms for Maternal Immunization: PAKISTAN
​BMGF​​
​Imran Nisar
​01/11/2023 to 31/10/2025
​Assessing introduction and impact of TCV into routine immunization in Gavi-eligible African and Asian countries
​GAVI Alliance
​Farah Qamar
​09/03/2020 to 31/03/2025
​A Phase II, Randomized, Observer-blinded, Placebo Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Hecolin® in Healthy Pregnant Women between Gestational Age 14-34 weeks and Non-Pregnant Women of 16-45 years old
​International Vaccine Immunization
​Imran Nisar
​01/03/2023 to 30/08/2025


News updates on vaccine research

AKU researchers study Rotavirus vaccine effectiveness, booster dose power ​​