Uganda produces between 250 tons and 300 tons of cured vanilla beans annually. In 2021, the country exported 189.180 tons of cured vanilla valued at $21.55 million (about UGX 81 billion) according to Bank of Uganda statistics for 2023, placing her in the 2nd position in Africa.
According to the World Health Organization, the virus is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and by aerosol droplets (usually children), and there is no cure for polio, but it can only be prevented by immunization.