Wednesday, 30 January 2019

PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (09): Afghanistan (KD) RFI

Polio -- Afghanistan
Afghanistan's 1st polio case in 2019 was reported in Kandahar province, where a 22-month-old girl from Spin Boldak district was infected by the poliovirus.
According to a statement the Minister of Public Health, Dr Ferozuddin Feroz said, 'this case indicates that the poliovirus is still transmitting in Kandahar and the South region. This child's life is now changed forever. It is really sad that she will never walk properly again, therefore I call upon all of you, our Muslim parents,

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6285898&promed&0

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