Kicking Polio out of Kenya
Rongo, 23rd September 2011 -- A sub-national polio campaign was launched in Rongo district, Kisumu City following a confirmed polio case in the same district last month. The launch graced by the Assistant Minister for Public Health and Sanitation, Hon. Dr James Gesami, was held at the Rongo Primary School, it was attended by senior government officers from the national, provincial and district levels, area political and religious leaders, partners, including the WHO Kenya Country Representative, Dr. Abdoulie Jack, school going children, and members of the public and media. The door-to-door polio immunization campaign, targeting 32 districts in Nyanza and Rift Valley province, will be conducted from the 24th to 28th September at an approximate cost Ksh 70 million, and will aim to vaccinate 1.1 million children under the age of five years