March 2023: Sudan launched a two-phase nationwide vaccination campaign against polio

Sudan launched a two-phase nationwide vaccination campaign against polio on March 18, targeting 8.9 million children under age 5. The four-day campaign was conducted door to door after a 4-year-old boy from West Darfur developed acute flaccid paralysis that was subsequently linked to cVDPV2. The second phase of the campaign will take place in May, following Ramadan. Exbulletin