Trekking through the snow to deliver vaccines - Afghanistan
Trekking through the snow to deliver vaccines Format Volunteers, Abdul Basit and Misbahuddin in Aab-e-barik village, Argo district, Badakhshan province. © Shaim Shahin/WHO Afghanistan 20 December 2020 – Vaccinators tackle winter conditions and challenging contexts during Afghanistan’s last polio campaign of the year. On a wintery November day, vaccinators across Afghanistan wrapped up warm, checked that they had facemasks and hand sanitizer, and headed out into the cold morning. Their mission? To reach 9.9 million children with polio vaccines, before snowfall blocked their way. From vall...
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