The Kapchorwa District leadership has rolled out the polio vaccination campaign For Children below 5 years.
The first full day of a campaign to vaccinate 27,500 children against polio in Kapchorwa district and Sebei at large will commence on 04/10/2024.
The door to door campaign aims at vaccinating children below (5 yrs) five years against polio.The vaccination exercise will run for four days starting from this Thursday to Sunday.
According to the findings done by the ministry of health, The First polio case was detected in mbale in may of this year 2024, said DHO Kapchorwa Dr siraji Masai.
The DHO kapchorwa cautioned the stakeholders at Kok hall like Religious leaders, Elderly leaders, media and political wing to preach the gospel about polio vaccination campaigns in churches, mosques,media and community.
Among the members present was DHO Kapchorwa Dr siraji Masai, Kapchorwa district health educator and area supervisor from the ministry of health.
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