The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan …
WEB4 days ago · DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children where the virus is spreading could undo years of progress.
UN: Taliban suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan | PBS News
WEB4 days ago · World Sep 16, 2024 10:07 AM EDT. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for ...
'Very Worrying': Afghanistan's Long Battle To Eradicate Polio …
WEB1 day ago · The WHO has confirmed 18 polio cases in Afghanistan this year, up from six cases in 2023, and had announced a sweeping anti-polio drive for September. ... The news has worried Afghans living in ...
Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan…
WEB4 days ago · September 16, 2024, 2:56 AM. 1:01. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. Afghanistan is one of two countries ...
Taliban Suspend Polio Vaccination Campaigns - Newsweek
WEB3 days ago · FOLLOW. 0. The Taliban has suspended polio vaccination campaigns across Afghanistan, the United Nations announced Monday. News of the suspension was relayed to U.N. agencies right before the ...
Afghanistan: Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns UN ... - CTV News
WEB4 days ago · "Afghanistan is the only neighbor from where Afghan people in large numbers come to Pakistan and then go back," said Haq, the coordinator at the National Emergency Operation Center for Polio ...
Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication — Afghanistan, …
WEBSep 21, 2023 · The geographic distribution of reported polio cases in Afghanistan has narrowed since 2021. The five cases to date during 2023 were from the eastern province of Nangarhar, which conducted the most SIAs during the reporting period.
Taliban backs WHO polio vaccination campaign across ... - UN News
WEBOct 18, 2021 · The decision by the Taliban leadership to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan has been welcomed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United...
Afghanistan makes progress in polio eradication but challenges …
WEBAug 15, 2022 · With more than twenty years on the ground in Afghanistan, the polio programme continues to leverage its extensive operational capacity to deliver better health outcomes for all Afghans.
UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · The United Nations has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since nationwide immunization...