South Sudan, WHO start campaign to vaccinate 1.5 mln children against polio

JUBA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched a fresh campaign aiming to vaccinate 1.5 million children against polio following another polio outbreak.

Olushayo Olu, WHO representative for South Sudan said the campaign provides greater opportunity for vulnerable population to receive interventions that could avert life-threatening disease such as disability from poliomyelitis.