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Afghanistan |
4th Case of Polio Reported in Nangarhar |
2023-06-11 |
[TOLONEWS] The Ministry of Public Health said that another case of polio![]() has been reported in Bihsud district of Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province, bringing the national total in 2023 to 4 cases, all of which are in Nangarhar. "This new case of polio was reported in Bihsud district of the province. The child who was infected by the disease is 48 months old. Nangarhar and all eastern zones of the country are in danger of polio," the statement said. An official of UNICEF, Kama Shah Sayed, said that that the children who are deprived of the vaccine are most likely to be affected by the polio. "However, today is that tomorrow you were thinking about yesterday... there have been many campaigns for polio, but still polio cases happen, the reason is that the children who are deprived of vaccine, are being affected," he said. Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Livia grabbed for Jane's hair to make her point. Jane elbowed her in the face in rebuttal... some residents of Nangarhar urged officials to launch further vaccination campaigns. "The medical teams should be increased. The common people should be advised about it," said Mohibullah, a resident of Nangarhar. Prior to this, one polio case was registered in Bati Koot, one case was registered in Koot and another was registered in Nazian district of Nangarhar. |
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