KABUL (Ariana News): The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan, in cooperation with the relevant international organizations, on Monday launched the second nationwide campaign of polio vaccination for the year 2024.
The campaign will run throughout the country from June 3 to June 6. The aim of the campaign is to vaccinate more than 11.2 million children under the age of five against the polio virus.
“The Ministry of Public Health is committed to stop the wild polio virus in Afghanistan with the cooperation of its partners. We will continue polio vaccination campaigns and health services to reach the goal of completely eradicating polio throughout the country,” Acting Minister of Public Health Noor Jalal Jalali said at a ceremony to launch the campaign.
“It is important for religious scholars, elders, parents and influential people in the society to support the vaccinators throughout the country so that they participate in the fight against polio and keep their children healthy,” Jalali said.
There is no cure for polio; it can only be prevented by immunization. The polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
