A five-day nationwide polio eradication campaign began on Monday, during which forty million children below five years age will be administered anti-polio vaccine across the country.

This is the first nationwide campaign in the country after its four-month suspension due COVID-19 outbreak.

The scope of this campaign is much larger and seeks to vaccinate all children under the age of five through door-to-door visits by almost 270,000 vaccinators all over the country.

The polio vaccinators have received a comprehensive training on how to vaccinate children safely within the COVID-19 context.

The polio eradication programme has put strict measures in place for all staff following the Government’s set guidelines on COVID-19 preventative measures.