Afghanistan launches polio vaccination campaign
The Afghan government launched the first nationwide polio vaccination campaign for 2026 on Monday to cover around 12.6 million children under five in the post-war nation.
The private media outlet Tolonews reported that the campaign had been postponed in the central Bamiyan, Daykundi and Ghor provinces due to cold weather.
The Afghan public health ministry on Saturday called upon parents to bring their children to the vaccination sites during the four-day anti-polio campaign.
Afghanistan is one of the last two countries in the world where the wild poliovirus remains endemic, alongside neighbouring Pakistan.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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