JALALABAD (Pajhwok): An anti-polio campaign has been launched in the eastern zone, where five cases have been registered in Nangarhar province.
In statement, the governor’s office said about 835,679 children under five years of age would be vaccinated in Nangarhar during the four-day drive in the eastern zone.
At the launch ceremony, Dr. Hakim Khan Gulabzai, head of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation, urged parents, tribal elders and religious scholars to fully cooperate with volunteers.
He revealed five positive cases of polio had been recorded in the Nangarhar this year. More such cases would be prevented . . .
