Afghanistan

More than one million Afghan children are expected to be vaccinated over the next few days in the latest polio vaccination campaign that was launched in western Afghanistan on Sunday.Officials said the campaign will run for four days and be conducted across four provinces in the western region.Waheed Rahmani, head of the vaccination campaign, said that 1.1 million children under the age of five are expected to receive the polio drops, including 720,000 in Herat province.He said that so far there are no obstacles in the way of rolling out the campaign.Volunteers said that they hope to reach all the children who need to be vaccinated.I along with my team will work honestly to make Afghanistan free from polio virus,& said Fina Nezami, a volunteer.I hope that Afghanistan becomes polio-free and we are happy to go door to door for vaccinations,& said Yagana Nabizada, another volunteer.Local health officials have assured the public that all areas will be covered by the campaign.We have not forgotten areas, and while planning vaccination programs, all the areas are reviewed and if any area is left out, it will be immediately covered,& said Mohammad Asif Kabir, provincial deputy health director.Around 728,000 children received polio drops in the previous campaign in Herat.
Around 5,000 volunteers are involved in the current campaign in Herat.The post Polio vaccination campaign rolls out in western Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.





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