About eradication
Learn more about how the polio programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is bringing us closer to eradication.
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The polio eradication programme brings together regional expertise to drive eradication efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan and to support other countries in the Region to stay polio-free.
Wild polio cases
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Pakistan | Afghanistan | Pakistan | ||||
| WPV1 | Total | WPV1 | Total | WPV1 | Total | WPV1 | Total |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Total: 5 (Up to 12 May 2024) | Total: 12 | ||||||
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