The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan. It's a devastating setback for polio eradication. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease has never been stopped. The other is Pakistan. News of the suspension was relayed to U.N.
FILE - Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan , Monday, March 29, 2021. FILE - Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan , Monday, March 29, 2021. FILE - Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan , Monday, March 29, 2021. FILE - Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan , Monday, March 29, 2021.
A top official from the World Health Organization said it was aware of discussions to move away from house-to-house vaccinations and instead have immunizations in places like mosques. During a June 2024 nationwide campaign, Afghanistan used a house-to-house vaccination strategy for the first time in five years, a tactic that helped to reach the majority of children targeted, the WHO said.
Kandahar continues to have a large pool of susceptible children because it is not carrying out house-to-house vaccinations, the WHO said. “The overall women’s inclusion in vaccination campaigns remains around 20% in Afghanistan, leading to inadequate access to all children in some areas,” it said.
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