Al Jazeera: Afghanistan has launched a nationwide campaign to administer the polio vaccine to nearly 10 million children under the age of five, the nation’s Public Health Ministry announced. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 243 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,201 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 43,924, the number of total reported deaths is 1,645, and the total number of
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 166 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 566 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 42,463, the number of total reported deaths is 1,577, and the total number of
Xinhua: The Afghan government kicked off a five-day anti-polio vaccination campaign on Monday, a statement of the Public Health Ministry said. Aimed at vaccinating 6.1 million children under five, the campaign’s first phase will wrap up on Sept. 18 during which the doctors and thousands of volunteers would give the immunity doze against crippling virus
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 28, 2020 Afghanistan’s long battle to eradicate the crippling polio virus has been thwarted by conflict, migration, and myths over the vaccine. But the war-torn nation of around 30 million people has faced a new hurdle: the coronavirus pandemic. Polio vaccination drives in Afghanistan, which has the world’s
AA: Afghanistan on Wednesday confirmed at least five new cases of poliovirus amid the resumption of the vaccination campaign. Dr. Mohammad Sidique, a Health Ministry official, told Anadolu Agency all new cases are from the southern Kandahar and Zabul provinces, particularly in the Taliban-held areas. Afghanistan is among the only two polio-endemic countries in the
1TV: Polio immunization campaigns have resumed in Afghanistan and Pakistan, months after COVID-19 left 50 million children without their polio vaccine, United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday announced the registration of 6 new polio cases, bringing the total number of polio cases among Afghan children to 11 this year. The Health Ministry said that the main reason behind the spike in cases is that children are not vaccinated. According to Ministry
Tolo News: Following the registration of four polio incidents in the country’s west zone, the vaccination campaign has intensified, Herat’s health directorate said Sunday. The directorate said nearly one million children in Herat, Farah and Badghis will receive anti-polio vaccine. According to the officials, the campaign will kickoff after a few days’ delay because of
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday that 197 Afghan students are in China, including some in the city of Wuhan, and they are vulnerable to the new coronavirus that has so far killed at least 56 people, and some are also at risk of running out of food while locked-down. The