~86% received tetanus vaccination.

E486 · CSS Evidence Bank v1

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~86% received tetanus vaccination. · 2026Government of Pakistan · 2026Source named — not yet verified

Source

Government of Pakistan — https://finance.gov.pk/economic/pak_economy_2026.pdf. Verified in source set / retroactive normalization pending.

What it proves

Preventive healthcare can achieve broad reach.

Draft — not reviewed

What it does not prove: This tracks a single campaign-deliverable injection among women in the maternal indicators — the easiest class of service to scale — and says nothing about routine child immunisation or completion of multi-dose schedules. The same system's postnatal coverage of ~44% shows the reach does not transfer to services needing repeat visits.

Memory hook: 86% → single-contact prevention scales in Pakistan; multi-visit care does not

Rebuts the claim: "Pakistan's health system cannot deliver anything at scale" — about 86% tetanus coverage shows one-contact preventive services do reach most women.

Pairs with

Postnatal care reached only ~44%. (2026)Government of Pakistan 37.3m children received vitamin A supplements in 2025. (2025)UNICEF ~88% of women in reported indicators received prenatal consultation. (2026)Government of Pakistan

In chains and maps

Human capital trapHuman capital trap Human-Capital TrapMaternal/child deprivation → stunting → learning poverty/OOSC → weak skills → low productivity/income → weak fiscal/household investment → next generation deprivation