Afghanistan polio snapshot – October 2018 – GPEI

Afghanistan polio snapshot – October 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for October 2018

31/10/2018

In October

4 new cases of wild poliovirus were reported in October 2018.
26 385 children under the age of five were targeted during the October recovery campaign.
377 Permanent Transit Teams (PTTs) were operational across Afghanistan in October 2018.