The Afghan Public Health Ministry on Monday launched a polio vaccination campaign in 179 high-risk districts.
The campaign will cover 5.4 million children under five years, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying.
A health worker gives polio vaccine to a girl in Lahore, Pakistan. VOA
The campaign will continue till January 25 in the west, central and southeast regions and from January 28 to February 1 in the south and the east regions.
The ongoing insurgency and conflicts have been hindering government efforts to curb the infectious disease in the war-torn country as more than 20 polio cases were detected in 2018. (VOA)