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Health ministry scraps ‘flawed’ vaccine tender
• Border Health Services vaccination setup abolished; new ministry tender due in a month• Officials arrested for bypassing ministry via parallel procurement committees• Pilgrims asked to arrange jabs thru travel agents ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services has decided to issue a new procurement tender for meningococcal meningitis and influenza vaccines for overseas travellers within a month, following its decision to abolish the existing vaccination setup through Border Health Services (BHS). The decision follows a high-level inquiry ordered by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif into