Polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan
- Código: 26483097
- Data do Conteúdo: 29/04/2024
- Inclusão no Site: 29/04/2024 11:44:16
- Assunto: PAKISTÁN POLIO
- Legenda: Karachi (Pakistan), 29/04/2024.- A health worker participates in a door-to-door vaccination campaign to administer polio vaccine drops to children in Karachi, Pakistan, 29 April 2024. Pakistani authorities on 29 April launched a week-long campaign to vaccinate 24 million children against poliovirus in 91 selected districts, aiming to eliminate the disease from the country. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum's special meeting in Riyadh, discussing Pakistan's efforts to eradicate polio and seeking continued partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two nations where poliovirus is still endemic. (Afganistán) EFE/EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER ORG XMIT: EA1793
- Serviço/Categoria: EFE / Saúde
- Crédito: Agência Efe/Folhapress
- Dimensão: 42cm x 28cm
- Tamanho: 16.16 megapixels
- Resolução: 300 dpi
- Palavras-chave: N/A