Since April 2018, insurgent groups (antigovernment elements) have imposed bans on house-to-house vaccination. In September 2019, vaccination campaigns were restarted in areas under insurgency control only at health facilities. During March-June 2020, all campaigns were paused because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report describes polio eradication activities and progress in Afghanistan during January 2019-July 2020 and updates previous reports.
Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication - Afghanistan, January 2019 - July 2020