KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): More than 279,000 children will be immunized against measles in a campaign launched in southern Kandahar province on Sunday following an increase in children’s deaths from the deadly disease this year.
Officials say children will be vaccinated in Kandahar city and districts during the 10-day vaccination campaign.
Public health official Hizbullah Fitrat told Pajhwok Afghan that 648 teams will vaccinate children between the ages of nine months and five years during the campaign.
This year, he said, 1,500 cases of measles were recorded in Kandahar and six children died from the disease, showing an . . .
