MOGADISHU, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Two UN agencies said Monday they have kicked off a three-day campaign aimed at immunizing 400,000 children under the age of five in Somalia against polio and measles.
The 1,200 health workers will also offer vitamin A and deworming tablets at fixed and outreach sites, all amid a COVID-19 pandemic across 17 Banadir districts in Mogadishu in a campaign conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.
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