November 2022: Afghanistan conducts integrated measles and polio campaign

Afghanistan ran an integrated measles and polio immunization campaign November 26-December 12, vaccinating 5.36 million children ages 9-59 months against measles and 6.1 million children under age 5 against polio. During the event, 4,341 vaccination teams covered 329 districts in all 34 provinces. It was the first nationwide measles and polio vaccination drive since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. WHO Afghanistan

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