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20/04/2006 - ANTI-POLIO CAMPAIGN
ETHIOPIA: Anti-polio campaign targets five million children
Following the recent confirmation of polio cases in Ethiopia, local health authorities in collaboration with the United Nations and other agencies will embark on a second round of a four-day vaccination campaign to stem the spread of the polio virus in identified high-risk regions in the north and east of the country, officials said.
The campaign, which begins on Friday, aims to reach five million children under the age of five in 15 zones of Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, and Harari regions, as well as Dire Dawa City Administration, according to the Ethiopian government and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). The first round of the vaccination campaign was conducted in February.