Headlines
- “Two drops for eternity”: a moving and wonderful message/poem by SBC specialist Raoul Aime SAHO from the Ministry of Health Cameroon, who was inspired by the activities of protection children through polio vaccination and Vitamin A co-administration.
- Gavi feature – Kenya keeping polio at bay: combining high-tech tools with old-school vigilance. More.
Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates:
- Pakistan: one WPV1 case and two WPV1-positive environmental samples
- Angola: one cVDPV2 case
- Chad: two cVDPV2 cases
- Djibouti: three cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
- Ethiopia: eight cVDPV2 cases
- Niger: one cVDPV2 case
- Somalia: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
- Yemen: three cVDPV2 cases