Endemic Polio in Afghanistan: How Taliban Instability is Thwarting Polio Vaccination Efforts

Today, polio has almost been completely eradicated globally — except in Pakistan and Afghanistan. From anti-vaccine rhetoric to bans on door to door vaccination campaigns, the Taliban has directly impacted the healthcare sector’s abilities to effectively carry out polio vaccination efforts in Afghanistan; preventing the eradication of the disease in the country.

Middle EastBy Caroline DonohueOctober 29, 2024polio eradication, Taliban, global health care, vaccine campaign, Afghanistan