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Pakistani girl vaccinated against polio

Health ministers renew urgent call to end polio in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Polio eradication: 2024 at a glance

Oman introduces a new laboratory to boost testing for poliovirus in the Region

Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza

Mohamed Al Hassan Hasab Allah boards a public bus carrying AFP samples for the 5-day drive from Kosti in White Nile to Dongola in Northern State

Finding ways to stop the spread of polio amid Sudan’s protracted conflict

WHO polio workers reflect on their role in 2022 Afghanistan earthquake response

Members of the Technical Advisory Group deliberate on the necessary actions to end transmission of wild poliovirus in Afghanistan and Pakistan during discussions in Doha

The Technical Advisory Group on Polio Eradication for Afghanistan and Pakistan Concludes their Meeting in Doha

Regional Commission for Certification of Polio Eradication stresses surveillance and outbreak preparedness to end polio

A health worker checks if a child's pinkie finger has been marked during a polio vaccination campaign, conducted in April 2024 in the Red Sea State, Sudan

Going the extra mile to stop poliovirus spread

group photo - NEOC Pakistan; RD vaccinating a child and the delegation meeting with the PM - WHO/WHO Pakistan.

High-level GPEI delegation visits Pakistan to discuss polio eradication strategies with Government of Pakistan

A Pakistani girl vaccinated against Polio

50 years of impact: how EPI and efforts to end polio show what is humanly possible through collaboration

A health worker vaccinates a child from a nomadic family, Puntland. WHO/WHO Somalia

Somalia’s health minister and partners plan to intensify efforts to end 7-year variant poliovirus outbreak

Health ministers convene in pivotal year for polio eradication at the 10th meeting of the Regional Subcommittee on Polio Eradication and Outbreaks

Sustaining momentum to end polio: 2018-2023

Wild polio cases

2025				2024
Afghanistan		Pakistan		Afghanistan		Pakistan
WPV1	Total	WPV1	Total	WPV1	Total	WPV1	Total
2	2	21	21	25	25	74	74
Total: 21 (Up to 17 August 2025)				Total: 99

Regional Polio Bulletin

Surveillance indicators

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Wild polio cases

Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks

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