10 Million Polio Vaccines Heading to Afghanistan

Precision Vaccinations
Mar 10, 2024

10 Million Polio Vaccines Heading to Afghanistan


(Precision Vaccinations News) Recently, the Republic of Indonesia generously donated 10 million polio vaccine doses to Afghanistan. This initiative is a significant step towards eradicating the disease and ensuring the health and well-being of the Afghan people.

Afghanistan is affected by ongoing endemic wild poliovirus transmission. In 2023, there were six cases confirmed.

According to the government's news agency, on March 8, 2024, Bio Farma, an Indonesian pharmaceutical company, manufactured these oral polio vaccines.