The infants will also receive vitamin A drops, necessary for the optimal growth and development of children, because, among other benefits, it strengthens the immune system, officials of the Afghan Ministry of Public Health informed.
In the provinces of Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan, Kandahar and Helmand, the campaign will last four days and in the rest only one day, they said.
Last February, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center signed a $500 million agreement to strengthen polio eradication programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Tedros Adhanom, director general of the World Health Organization, announced that this financial assistance will be used in those nations to prevent the spread of the disease.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with its international partners, including WHO, conducts more than 10 vaccination campaigns a year to combat the disease, according to the national press.
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