Ethiopia launches polio immunization campaign

Addis Ababa, October 8, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia yesterday launched a four-day polio immunization campaign.

The campaign aims to immunize 7 million under-five children in Oromia, SNNP, Somali and Harari regional states as well as Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa city administrations.

State Minister of Health Dr Dereje Duguma and deputy director-general of Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Aschalew Abayneh, launched the campaign.