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Afghanistan

Seven-Day Polio Vaccination Campaign Launched in Nangarhar

2026-06-16

[ToloNews] Officials from the Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
Public Health Directorate say a seven-day polio
polio

...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set. Currently the disease is only found in Pakistain and Afghanistain...
vaccination campaign has been launched in the province. During the campaign, 450,000 children under the age of five will be vaccinated in Jalalabad city and the districts of Behsud, Surkh Rod, and Bati Kot.

Aminullah Sharif, Director of Public Health in Nangarhar, said: "During this campaign, 450,000 children under the age of five will receive polio vaccines through oral drops and injections. We will reach all designated areas and strive to eliminate environmental polio cases across all target locations."

Hukam Khan Gulabzoi, head of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in the eastern region, said: "The campaign will continue for seven days and will be implemented with the support of 2,200 volunteers, 216 supervisors, 43 coordinators, and 1,100 female vaccinators."

Meanwhile,
...back at the Senate, Odius Sepulcher called for war against the Visigoths...
local residents of Nangarhar welcomed the launch of the campaign and urged families to ensure their children receive the polio vaccine.

Ehsanullah, a resident of Nangarhar, said: "I urge all citizens to vaccinate their children during the polio campaign so that this unfortunate disease can be eradicated from our country."

Shafiq, another resident of Nangarhar, said: "Religious scholars and community elders should encourage families that do not vaccinate their children and raise awareness so that all children receive the polio vaccine."

During the launch of the campaign, a public awareness workshop was held for local, national, and international journalists in Nangarhar to help them play a positive role in informing the public and raising awareness about polio prevention.

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