March 2019: Over 20 million children given OPV in Pakistan

In late March, over 20 million children under age 5 in high-risk districts of Pakistan were given oral polio drops as part of a five-day, door-to-door subnational campaign that was followed up by a two-day catch-up drive. Pakistan remains one of only three endemic countries, with 16 cases in 2018 and six cases this year. DAWN

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