The programme manager for Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI), Mr. Amin Gordiano Okwahi Tafeng, told Radio Emmanuel in an interview that the polio immunization exercise kicks off today Wednesday 17th till Friday 19th this month.
Mr. Amin said the exercise to be conducted from house to house targets children under the age of five years and the importance is to keep Eastern Equatoria State polio free.
Mr. Amin further calls upon the community to cooperate with health staff as they reach out to immunize children in various parts as the exercise covers the entire Eastern Equatoria state.
EPI yesterday ended the training of health officials to conduct the polio immunization under the theme “Let us come together to kickoff polio free from Eastern Equatoria state”.