31/05/2019
Endemic countries, Social mobilization, Vaccination campaigns
Pakistan
Pakistan polio snapshot – April 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for April 2019
In April
- 60 environmental detection sites active in April 2019 – largest environmental footprint in the world.
- 1.8 million children were vaccinated in April 2019 at 421 Permanent Transit Points (PTPs) set up across the country.
- 37.6 million children were vaccinated with oral polio vaccine during April National Immunization Days campaign (NID).
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