25/02/2019
Endemic countries, Social mobilization, Vaccination campaigns
Pakistan
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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