There have been only 11 confirmed cases of wild type 1 poliovirus infections around the world, as of November 14, 2023 five in Pakistan and six in Afghanistan.
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At the end of the 37th Meeting of Caribbean Immunization managers held from 30-31 October, Belize emerged as the winner of the surveillance award presented by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) under the Ministry of Health has urged localities to step up polio vaccinations to prevent viral diseases in children born in 2021 and 2022.