Polio in Sudan Fact Sheet

Key Facts about the Situation of Polio in Sudan

Baby receiving Polio Vaccine
UNICEFSudan

Highlights

After 11 years of being polio free, Sudan has declared Polio outbreak. Sudan's last reported polio case was in March 2009 and the country was announced polio-free in 2015 by the World Health Organization (WHO). 

COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children - in rich and poor countries alike- at risk of diseases like measles and polio. 

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UNICEF Sudan
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