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10/08/2004:

"Polio vaccinations set to start in Africa"

Nairobi - About 80 million children in 23 countries will start receiving vaccinations on Friday in the largest polio immunisation campaign ever in Africa, the World Health Organisation said.

The campaign, expected to last four days, is a direct response to the ongoing polio epidemic in the region, which risks paralysing thousands of children for life, said the WHO.

Full Article : iol.co.za