1. Annualized AFP rate/ 100,000 in children under 15 years of age, by province (Fig. 1):
During the first 10 weeks of 2009, 58 AFP cases were reported from 16 DoHs; the remaining DoHs of Diala, Missan and Najaf are still silent. The AFP rate of 2 per 100,000 of the population under 15 years of age (Fig. 1) has been attained for the country as a whole in addition to 11 DoHs. The provinces of: Salahadin, Anbar, Basra, Baghdad-Kerkh and Kerbala will need to pick up by enhancing advocacy and active visits.