Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Country: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Iraq, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World
Afghanistan became the final polio-endemic country to introduce the inactivated polio vaccine on 30 September as part of the biggest globally synchronized vaccine introduction in history.
This week, the Independent Monitoring Board is meeting in London to assess progress towards polio eradication and to make recommendations for the coming months. The report is expected to be published in the next few weeks.