Mandera County Department of Public Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization has launched a five-day Polio vaccination campaign across all the seven sub-counties.

The campaign, which runs from Saturday (today) October 7 to the 11th, targets ten counties identified to have the highest risk of polio transmission.

During the launch, Mandera’s Executive Committee member (CEC) for Health, Ali Mohamud urged residents to support the initiative since it will help reduce new infections among children.

The county government aims to reach a total of 268,678 children in the County. Mohamud emphasized the need for those administering the vaccine to ensure 100 percent coverage of the targeted population.

Polio has afflicted communities worldwide leaving several children disabled and causing immense suffering among families because of the burden of taking care of the infected ones.

A consultant from the World Health Organization Dr. Mohamed Ahmed pledged full support in the mission to eradicate the polio disease in Mandera County.

Source: Kenya News Agency