March 2019: Pakistan launches polio campaign at Chaman border

Pakistan launched a four-day polio campaign on March 25 to vaccinate people of all ages crossing the Chaman border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. According to local media, this is the first campaign in the country to administer oral polio drops to adults. Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria are the only countries with ongoing wild poliovirus transmission. Daily Pakistan

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