The Pakistan polio snapshot gives a monthly update on key information and activities of the polio eradication initiative in Pakistan.

September updates include:

• No new cases of polio reported since the August update – the total for 2017 is five
• The first country-wide immunization campaign of the current low season for poliovirus transmission took place – 38 million children under 5 years were vaccinated.
• According to independent post-campaign monitoring, the September National Immunization Days has been one of the best campaigns this year.
• The September campaign set the foundation for eradicating the virus from the last remaining areas of Pakistan.