August 2020: Sudan to start polio campaigns to curb ongoing spread

To curb an ongoing spread, Sudan will start polio vaccination campaigns at the beginning of September across “several” states, aiming to reach nearly 9 million children under 5 years of age. The country reported its first cVDPV cases in early August and recorded 11 cases last week—all linked to the cVDPV2 strain currently circulating in Chad. UNOCHA; Dabanga; GPEI