18/07/2018
Endemic countries, Social mobilization, Vaccination campaigns
Pakistan
Pakistan polio update – May 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for May 2018
In May:
- There was one new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1).
- 24 million children were vaccinated against poliovirus by a team of more than 161 000 dedicated frontline workers.
- Teams at transit points and borders successfully vaccinated 1.4 million children.
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