Pakistan polio update – October 2018 – GPEI

Pakistan polio update – October 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for October 2018

27/11/2018

In October:

There were two new wild poliovirus cases reported.
1.6 million children were vaccinated in October 2018 at 402 Permanent Transit Points (PTPs).
Up to 37 million children were vaccinated through a nationwide Measles Immunization Campaign from 15-27 October.