Pakistan polio update – April 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for April 2018

In April:

  • No new cases of poliovirus (WPV1) were reported.
  • 38.9 million children were vaccinated against poliovirus by a team of 260 000 dedicated frontline workers.
  • Teams at transit points and borders successfully vaccinated 1.5 million children.

For full update please click on pdf below.


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