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Afghanistan Starts Fresh Polio Vaccination Drive

Kingsley Chukwu3 months ago3 months ago02 mins

The Afghanistan Health Ministry on Monday announced that Afghanistan has begin another polio vaccination campaign to protect over 5.3 million children under 5. The Ministry spokesman, Dr Sharafat Zaman said in a statement that the three-day campaign which is the fifth this year will cover 11 of the country’s 34 provinces The official urged religious…

Sri Lanka Launches Measles Vaccination Programme Targeting Youth

Kingsley Chukwu4 months ago02 mins

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health has launched a special measles vaccination programme starting Monday and running until Nov. 9, targeting selected districts in response to recent cases of the disease. Hasitha Tissera, a senior epidemiologist at the Ministry of Health, announced that the programme will be conducted in 12 districts across the country. Although Sri…