Pakistan aims to vaccinate 45 million children in drive to eradicate polio
Pakistan has launched a week-long nationwide campaign to vaccinate tens of millions of children against polio. About 400,000 frontline health workers have deployed across 159 districts. Despite years of vaccination drives, Pakistan is one of only a few countries where polio remains endemic. Health experts said ongoing security challenges and long-standing misconceptions about vaccines are making the fight much harder. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.
Pakistan has launched a week-long nationwide campaign to vaccinate tens of millions of children against polio. About 400,000 frontline health workers have deployed across 159 districts. Despite years of vaccination drives, Pakistan is one of only a few countries where polio remains endemic. Health experts said ongoing security challenges and long-standing misconceptions about vaccines are making the fight much harder. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.
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