Somaliland Kicks off three Day countrywide Polio Immunisation

Somaliland on Saturday launched a countrywide polio campaign, as part of ongoing efforts to sustain polio immunity and protection in response to reduce the risk to the children.

The campaign, which lasts three days, aims to reach as many children as possible. During this campaign, vaccinators are offering bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV), which protects against type 1 and type 3 polioviruses.

Senior government officials and other representatives from UNICEF and WHO who attended the launching ceremony emphasized the significance of this campaign for the young children in the country.

National Polio Immunization Days are a major healthcare drive and this one offers quality immunization to protect Somaliland children against polioviruses now and in the future. The campaign engages tens of thousands of Somaliland’s polio community and health workforce.