Pakistan polio snapshot – June 2019

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for June 2019

In June:

  • Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative finalized the extension of the National Emergency Action Plan for Polio Eradication (NEAP 2019-2019).
  • 11.78 million children were vaccinated during the June Sub-National Immunization Days Campaign (SNID).
  • 1.6 million children were vaccinated at 454 Permanent Transit Points.

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