Sudan launches polio vaccination campaign to protect 11 million children amid conflict

Country: Sudan Source: World Health Organization 28 October 2026, Khartoum, Sudan – Amid ongoing conflict, the Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners, is implementing a nationwide polio vaccination campaign to provide novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) to around 11 million children in October and November 2026. The campaign is being conducted to interrupt the transmission of variant poliovirus, which began circulating in December 2024. It aims to boost immunity among children with lim