In 2020, the whole African region was declared free of wild poliovirus, leaving just two countries yet to stop the spread of ...

Afghanistan recently suspended its house-to-house polio vaccination efforts. Whether or not vaccinations will resume is uncertain. This has significant implications, because polio remains a threat ...

Kabul, Dec 23 (EFE).- Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health on Monday began a new round of polio vaccination campaign, aiming to immunize around 4.8 million children under the age of five.

The Taliban has suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most ...

Kabul, Feb 24 (IANS) The Afghan interim government's Ministry of Public Health on Monday announced a four-day vaccination campaign aimed at protectin Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the ...

Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 29, 2021. Credit: AP/Rahmat Gul By The Associated Press Updated September 16, 2024 4:40 pm ...

The WHO has confirmed 18 polio cases in Afghanistan this year, all but two in the south of the country. That’s up from six cases in 2023. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is aware of ...