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‘Many children in Helmand unvaccinated against polio’

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Public health officials in southern Helmand province say polio vaccination drive has not been properly administered in most parts of the province where many children remain unvaccinated.

Mualvi Ahmad Al-Ghazi, Helmand public health director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that in the past two rounds of polio vaccination, a large number of children were left unvaccinated.

He said they had talked with officials of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the issue in Helmand in future.

UNICEF and WHO had previously asked vaccinators to conduct the vaccination from house . . .

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