 In 1995 Operation MECACAR (Mediterranean, Caucasus, Central Asian Republics and Russia) were launched; National Immunization Days were coordinated in 19 European and Mediterranean countries.In 1998, Melik Minas of Turkey became the last case of polio reported in Europe.In 1997, Mum Chanty of Cambodia became the last person to contract polio in the Indo-West Pacific region.