South Sudan initiaties nationwide polio vaccination campaign ...Sudan

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South Sudan initiaties nationwide polio vaccination campaign
November 11, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan has launched a nationwide campaign seeking to vaccinate 3.3 million children aged 0 to 59 months against polio using the new Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2. The campaign, led by the Ministry of Health with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund, and other partners, is in response to the recent confirmation of 12 cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) across eight counties in South Sudan. In a statement, Health minister Yolanda Awel Deng said that the campaign aims to ensure that every child in South Sudan is not only reached with these vaccines but also protected against the disease. “Th

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