Pakistan polio update – March 2018                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for March 2018                                        
                                    
                                    
                                        10/05/2018                                    
                                                                            
                                                                    
The Pakistan polio snapshot gives a monthly update on key information and activities of the polio eradication initiative in Pakistan.
In March:
- One new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1) was detected.
 - 4 million children were vaccinated against poliovirus by a team of almost 260 000 dedicated frontline workers.
 - Teams at transit points and borders successfully vaccinated 1.6 million children.
 



