Polio vaccination campaign begins across Afghanistan
The four-day campaign aims to immunize nearly 11.6 million children against the disease.
The four-day campaign aims to immunize nearly 11.6 million children against the disease.
The campaign will last four days in the provinces of Helmand, Nangarhar, Laghman, Nuristan, Kandahar, and Kunar.
Some families say their children have developed severe malnutrition due to a lack of adequate food.
The agency appealed for urgent support to sustain lifesaving nutrition programs.
Children are being hit hardest from the situation, WFP said.
WHO says that with a population of roughly 45 million, Afghanistan remains one of the most aid-dependent countries in the.
The EU said it remains focused on supporting Afghans through partnerships with international health organizations.
The country, already mired in poverty, is contending with outbreaks of diseases such as measles, malaria and polio.
"We haven’t seen anything like this in the past four years,” WFP official said.
According to official figures, 25 positive cases of poliovirus were reported in 2024