February 2020: Philippines runs succeeding rounds of OPV campaign

In response to the ongoing outbreak, the Philippines will run succeeding rounds of its ‘Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio’ OPV campaign from February 17–March 1 in all regions of Mindanao and February 24–March 8 in Metro Manila. The country confirmed a polio case in Nueva Ecija on February 15, bringing the total number of polio cases in the country to 17. Department of Health; UNICEF-WHO Update