(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The uae is working to eradicate polio from the world and last weekend vaccinated over 42000 children from pakistan.
the uae has pledged to help 3.6 million children in pakistan get vaccinated against polio.
in implementation of the directives and initiatives of the president his highness shaikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan to support the health sector in pakistan the uae project to assist pakistan uae pap has announced the start of the uae vaccination campaign against polio which is targeting 3.6 million children in pakistan.
the move comes as part of the initiative of general shaikh mohammed bin zayed al nahyan crown prince of abu dhabi and deputy supreme commander of uae armed forces to eradicate polio in the world.
in its first stage in the bara district of khyber agency where no vaccination campaign has been implemented since 2009 the two-day campaign covered 279 villages giving vaccinations to 42047 children aged birth up to five years.
the uae campaign is a humanitarian initiative aimed at vaccinating 3.6 million pakistani children against polio over a period of three months from june 2014.
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