UNICEF Vaccinates Over 11 Million Children in Afghanistan Against Polio

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it vaccinated over 11.6 million children under the age of five against polio in Afghanistan in 2024, as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate the virus from one of the last countries where it remains endemic.

The announcement was made Tuesday by Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. He said that although large-scale vaccination efforts had been carried out, the fight against polio was not yet over.