Taliban will allow a national polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, says WHO
Since 2018, the militant group has blocked such efforts, leaving millions of children unprotected. The World Health Organization reports that the Taliban is now reversing that stance.
by Becky Sullivan
Oct 19, 2021
2 minutes
For the first time in three years, the Taliban has agreed to allow health workers from the United Nations to begin a nationwide polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
The door-to-door campaign, in which health workers go from UNICEF and the WHO, .
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