According to the statistics of the World Health Organisation, 23 positive cases of environmental polio have been registered in Afghanistan in 2023.
In its 36th report, the World Health Organisation reported 23 cases of polio in Afghanistan and said that almost all of these cases were recorded in the eastern region of Afghanistan. The report states that only two cases have been registered in places other than the eastern region of Afghanistan: one case in the northern region and another case in the southern region of Afghanistan.
Also, according to the report of the emergency polio investigation committee, only five cases of polio were registered in Nangarhar province from April 12 to May 18 this year.
The World Health Organisation has warned that after imposing restrictions on the implementation of house-to-house campaigns in Kandahar, this province is facing the risk of a widespread polio outbreak.