Health Ministry to kick off first phase of polio vaccination campaign

The Ministry of Health is set to kick off a 5-day supplementary polio vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak after 5 cases of derived poliovirus type 2 were detected in Kakuma refugee camp and Kamukunji in Nairobi.

The campaign which will kick-off from 2nd-6th October, is set to reach a target population of over 3.8 million children under the age of 10 yrs.

Speaking during a media engagement, Public Health principal secretary Mary Muthoni says the campaign will be carried out in 9 high risk counties of Nairobi, Kiambu, Busia, Bungoma, Turkana, West Pokot, Marsabit, Transnzoia and Machakos.

The PS has urged parents and caregivers to avail their children for the vaccination.