Afghanistan, Feb. 2 -- Public Health Ministry announced Monday a polio vaccination campaign has begun across 18 provinces targeting 7.3 million children under age five throughout Afghanistan.
Ministry spokesperson Sharaf Zaman Amarkhel stated the campaign is underway in Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Nuristan, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Badghis, Herat, Kunduz, Faryab, Balkh, Zabul, Uruzgan, Helmand, and Kandahar provinces.
The "Polio Free Afghanistan" organization also confirmed the vaccination drive is being conducted in cooperation with international health organizations and partners.
Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the only two countries worldwide where wild poliovirus has not been eradicated, with transmission continuing due ...