Somalia calls for urgent immunization to combat world’s longest variant outbreak

[Deeq A.]

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, renewed its commitment to eradicating polio on World Polio Day, calling for intensified efforts to protect every child from the debilitating disease. Officials warned that without sustained immunization efforts, the country risks further outbreaks, as it battles the world’s longest-running outbreak of variant poliovirus type 2.

Source: Hiiraan Online