Drive to eradicate Polio gives hope to returnees in Southern Sudan

JUBA, Southern Sudan, 22 February 2011 – The first round of the 2011 Polio National Immunization Days in southern Sudan begins this week and is expected to reach an estimated 3.1 million children. Thousands of vaccination teams will spread across southern Sudan - a region the size of Eastern Europe - and administer two drops of the Polio vaccine to all children under the age of five.

© Unicef - mardi 22 février 2011