WHO links forced Afghan repatriation from Pakistan to polio resurgence
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FILE - A health worker, right, administers a polio vaccine to a child in a neighborhood of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2024.
The World Health Organization has labeled a forced repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan as a “major setback” for polio eradication efforts, contributing to the regional resurgence of the paralytic disease.
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