Local authorities in Sudan’s Blue Nile state announced that a campaign to eliminate polio and vitamin A deficiency will begin in early November across the state.
The director of vaccination department Ahmed Mohamed El Ahimer told the Sudanese News Agency (SUNA) that the polio vaccination campaign aims to cover 192,735 children in all localities.
El Ahimer pointed out that the department will implement a house to house policy. He added that they had completed the training of team leaders, supervisors, and volunteers to vaccinate children.