Pakistan polio update – January 2019

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for January 2019

In January:

  • 4 new cases of wild poliovirus cases were reported in January 2019.
  • 1.5  million children were vaccinated in January 2019 at 353 Permanent Transit Points (PTPs) set up across the country.
  • 39.4 million children were vaccinated during January National Immunization Campaign (NIDs).

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