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Certified polio-free with the WHO South-East Asia Region
Certified polio-free on 27 March 2014.
Record holderBangladesh national immunisation programme
Date achieved27 March 2014
Official statement
On 27 March 2014 the World Health Organization certified its South-East Asia Region, including Bangladesh, free of wild poliovirus, following years of national immunisation days and routine vaccination.
Criteria met
- 01Official WHO statement reviewed
- 02National health records cross-checked
- 03Date of certification confirmed
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