Child getting polio drops (file photo)

Ariana: A polio vaccination campaign has been launched in 21 provinces and will reach more than 7.5 million children under the age of five, the Ministry of Public Health said. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two countries in the world that still record cases of the virus on a regular basis. However, so far this year, Afghanistan has not recorded a single case. Health officials said that in 2023, six positive cases of polio were registered in the country. Click here to read more (external link).