The World Health Organization (WHO) in coordination with the UNICEF and the Sudanese Ministry of Health, launched today a nationwide polio campaign aiming at vaccinating 3.1 million children using the novel oral polio vaccine type 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to WHO, the campaign will target all children under 5 years of age in all the ten states and the three administrative areas of South Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In South Sudan, it is estimated that 33% of the children have not received vaccination against poliovirus type 2, according to the global health organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country’s immunization coverage has been impacted by population movements and displacement, making it harder to reach the children who need vaccinations the most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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