Health
Polio vaccination campaign begins in 22 provinces of Afghanistan
(Last Updated On: October 17, 2022)
A four-day polio vaccination campaign started in Afghanistan’s 22 provinces including Kabul on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health said.
Around six million children under the age of five are expected to get the vaccine over the next four days, the ministry said in a statement.
The campaign will cover 194 districts in southern, southeastern, eastern, northern, western and central provinces of the country, where the threat of polio infection is higher, the statement said.
Two polio cases have been registered in Afghanistan since the start of this year. The cases were registered in eastern Paktika and Kunar provinces.
In 2021, four polio cases were registered, and in 2020, the cases were at 56.