148,000 children vaccinated against polio in Missan

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: The Missan Health Directorate has launched a five-day campaign to vaccinate around 148,000 children in the province against polio. “The campaign will cover the whole Missan province,” Dr. Alaa Shamikh told IraqiNews.com news agency on Friday. He said that 46 medical experts supervised the campaign. “A total of 319 teams and 172 vehicles participated in this campaign,” Shamikh said. Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SH 1