Pakistan polio snapshot – March 2019

 

In March:

  • 4 new cases of wild poliovirus cases were reported.
  • 2  million children were vaccinated in March 2019 at 403 Permanent Transit Points (PTPs) set up across the country.
  • 20.5 million children were vaccinated with oral polio vaccine during March Sub-National Immunization Days campaign (SNID).

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