Afghanistan records 11 new polio cases in eight months: WHO

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Aug 12, 2024

Afghanistan records 11 new polio cases in eight months: WHO


As Afghanistan conducts an emergency polio vaccination campaign, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 11 new cases of polio have been recorded in the country over the past eight months.

During the same period, 14 cases were reported in neighboring Pakistan, WHO said.

According to WHO data, Afghanistan recorded six new polio cases last year, while Pakistan also registered six. In the past week, two new cases were confirmed in Afghanistan’s Helmand and Kandahar provinces, while two cases were recorded in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.

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