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Polio Vaccination Campaign begins in Afghanistan

21st April, 2025 · admin

Khaama: The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan has announced the launch of a new polio vaccination campaign across the country, starting today, Monday, April 21. The campaign aims to reach over 11 million children under the age of five. The national polio vaccination drive, which started today in all provinces of Afghanistan, will target

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Polio, Vaccination |
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Taliban’s ban on door-to-door polio vaccinations linked to surge in cases: AAN

2nd February, 2025 · admin

Amu: The Taliban’s decision to ban door-to-door polio vaccinations in Afghanistan has contributed to a rise in reported cases of the disease, according to a new report by the Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN). The report states that after twice pausing the national polio vaccination program in 2024, the Taliban resumed the campaign for children under

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Posted in Afghan Children, Health News, Taliban | Tags: Polio, Taliban government failure, Vaccination |
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Suspension of Vaccination in Afghanistan could lead to Polio spread in region: Australian Media

24th September, 2024 · admin

Khaama: The Australian media outlet The Conversation has warned that the Taliban’s suspension of the polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan could lead to the spread of the disease to neighboring countries like India and Iran. The report, published on Monday, September 23, stated that due to cross-border movement between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the suspension of

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Posted in Afghan Children, Health News | Tags: Polio, Vaccination |
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Taliban Denies Suspending Or Stopping Anti-Polio Campaign

17th September, 2024 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 17, 2024 Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Health Ministry on September 17 rejected reports saying the hard-line group has suspended or delayed a major polio vaccination drive. Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman called such reports false and said there was no official directive to postpone or stop the anti-polio plans. Instead, he said, Taliban health officials are

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Polio, Vaccination |
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Polio Vaccination campaign launches simultaneously in Afghanistan and Pakistan

24th August, 2024 · admin

Khaama: Recently, Pakistani media reported multiple cases of polio or infantile paralysis in children in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the coming month, both countries will launch a children’s polio vaccination campaign along their shared border. Today, Dawn Pakistan published a report stating that Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where polio is still

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Monkeypox in Afghanistan, Polio, Vaccination |
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Nationwide Anti-Polio Campaign Kicks Off In Afghanistan

29th April, 2024 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi April 29, 2024 A nationwide polio vaccination campaign started on April 29 in Afghanistan, Taliban authorities announced. The Taliban-run Health Ministry said the four-day campaign will cover 31 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, while immunizations will start later in the remaining three — Ghor, Daikundi, and Bamyan — due to heavy rains and

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Polio, Vaccination |
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Taliban Minister Boasts Afghan Anti-Polio Gains While Addressing Global Health Huddle

10th January, 2024 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News January 10, 2024 ISLAMABAD — A senior representative of Afghanistan’s Taliban government told a Pakistan-hosted international health conference Wednesday that his country had recorded an increase in mosquito-borne malaria and dengue fever cases, but infections caused by highly contagious poliovirus declined significantly. Only 12 children around the world were paralyzed by wild

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Posted in Health News | Tags: HIV/AIDS, Polio, Vaccination |
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Polio vaccination campaign kicks off in 21 provinces

27th November, 2023 · admin

Ariana: The Ministry of Public Health said on Monday that in cooperation with its international partners, a polio vaccination campaign is underway in 21 provinces in Afghanistan. According to the Ministry of Health, 7.8 million children under the age of five will be vaccinated against the polio virus during the four-day campaign – which runs

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Polio, Vaccination |
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Second round of Polio Vaccination campaign launched in 6 provinces of Afghanistan

28th August, 2023 · admin

Khaama: The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the second round of the Polio Vaccine Campaign for children has commenced in six provinces of Afghanistan. The organization released a statement on its website on Monday, saying that this campaign has been initiated in five provinces in the northern region and one in the southern

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Polio, Vaccination |
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4-day polio vaccination campaign planned for eastern zone of Afghanistan

8th July, 2023 · admin

Ariana: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says a polio vaccination case response campaign will be implemented in the eastern region of Afghanistan, which includes Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar and Nuristan provinces, and the plan is to inoculate 1.2 million children. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Children, Health News | Tags: Polio, Vaccination |
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