02/11/2018
Endemic countries, Social mobilization, Vaccination campaigns
Pakistan
Pakistan polio update – September 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for September 2018
In September:
- There was one new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1) reported.
- 39.3 million children were vaccinated during September National Immunization Day (NID) campaign.
- 1.7 million children were vaccinated in September 2018 at 382 Permanent Transit Points (PTPs) set up across the country and its borders.”
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