Afghanistan Polio Snapshot – April 2019                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for April 2019                                        
                                    
                                    
                                        22/05/2019                                    
                                                                            
                                                                    
In April:
- 4 cases of wild poliovirus were reported in April 2019.
 - 9.2 million children under the age of five were targeted during the March National Immunization Days (NIDs)—conducted between 1-5 April 2019.
 - 578 Permanent Transit Teams (PTTs) were operational across Afghanistan in April 2019.
 



