Polio
UNICEF targets over 1 million Afghan children for immunization
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 3rd, 2002
The campaign, which involved more than 6500 vaccinators aiming to reach around 1.2 million children under the age of 5 across the Southern, Southeastern and Eastern regions of Afghanistan, is part of a nationwide effort that began in April, UNICEF spokesman Eddie Carwardine told reporters in Kabul.
The current round is being synchronized with a similar exercise in Pakistan "to ensure good coverage of the border regions, which are high-risk areas for cross-border transmission of the virus," he...
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