A health worker gives a dose of anti-polio vaccine to a child in Kabul, Capital of Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2023. A four-day anti-polio campaign kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday, a statement of the Ministry for Public Health said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
KABUL, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A four-day anti-polio campaign kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday, a statement of the Ministry for Public Health said.
In line with the campaign, about 8.8 million children under five would receive vaccines against the child-crippling disease, the statement said.
However, children under 10 would receive anti-polio vaccines in 42 districts of the eastern region where the vaccination drive would last for seven days, the statement added.
The statement did not report the number of polio cases registered so far this year, while two positive cases were registered in 2022 in Afghanistan. ■