KABUL – the last two polio-endemic countries in the workd --months after Covid-19 left 50 million children without their vaccine.
In Afghanistan, polio immunisation programmes restarted in three provinces in July. A second campaign covering almost half of the country will start this month.
In Pakistan, an initial round of vaccination took place at the end of July, covering about 780,000 children. A nationwide vaccination campaign is slated to start later this month.
“These life-saving vaccinations are critical if . . .
