UNICEF and partners roll out Polio Vaccination campaign

The Ministry of Health and partners are rolling-out the second round of the national polio vaccination campaign targeting over 2.8 million children aged 0 – 59 months. 

 

The campaign started on 16 February and covers 74 counties, with vaccinators going from house to house to vaccinate children, while adhering to COVID-19 protocols.   

 

The polio outbreak was declared on 18 September 2020 and spread to 17 counties in all the states of South Sudan. Currently, 39 cases of vaccine-derived poliomyelitis are confirmed with Warrap State and Western Bahr El Ghazal State being most affected. 

 

Radio Miraya’s Sebit William spoke to Yudith Hillary, a Health specialist with UN children’s agency, UNICEF.