Anti-polio campaign kicks off in Afghanistan
The Afghan interim
government's Ministry of Public Health on Monday announced a four-day
vaccination campaign aimed at protecting nearly 6.3 million children under the
age of five from poliovirus.
The campaign, scheduled
to run from Monday to Thursday, will offer anti-polio drops to children in 16
out of the country's 34 provinces, said Sharafat Zaman Amarkhil, spokesperson
for the ministry.
In his message,
Amarkhil encouraged tribal elders, religious scholars, and parents to take an
active role and provide their full support to polio workers to carry out the
campaign effectively.
Meanwhile, health
officials reported a positive case of polio in the western Badghis province
last week.
Xinhua
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