Pakistan recorded highest number of polio cases in 14 years
Pakistan recorded the highest number of polio cases in 14 years. This was revealed by the data of polio cases released by the National Institute of Health of Pakistan on 3 October 2014.
The data revealed that polio cases in 2014 reached 202 which was the highest in 14 years. The previous highest was recorded in 2000 when it reached 199 polio cases.
One of the prime reasons for the increase in the polio cases in 2014 was cited as the rise on attacks on immunisation teams.
