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Striving to protect every child in Afghanistan against polio in the middle of a humanitarian emergency
March 9, 2022 Field Stories

Striving to protect every child in Afghanistan against polio in the middle of a humanitarian emergency

Kandahar, Afghanistan, 25 January 2022 – Seven-year-old Amidah walked fearlessly through the traffic-thronged streets of Kandahar to bring her four-ye...

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A father story with paralyzed son
December 14, 2021 Field Stories

A father story with paralyzed son

My name is Abdul Hamid from Dand district resident of Rambasi village. In the first days, I didn't know that my son is polio, I had a lot of hope but...

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Nomadic children are at high risk of polio
August 9, 2021 Field Stories

Nomadic children are at high risk of polio

Southeast, Afghanistan, July 2021 - In the vast plains of Paktia province, nomadic families have settled in Dawlat Zai camp, which can hardly be seen...

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Girls with disability determined to raise polio awareness through basketball games
July 8, 2021 Field Stories

Girls with disability determined to raise polio awareness through basketball games

Herat, Afghanistan, 8th July 2021- A group of young girls, paralyzed by polio disease in their early stages of life have join forces to fight the viru...

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Door to door…
May 4, 2021 Field Stories

Door to door…

Imagine not having electricity. Or education. Or sharing a precarious water supply with the community. Imagine you can’t go to hospital because it’s t...

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"All the work I do with communities on polio I do for my daughter"
January 18, 2021 Field Stories

"All the work I do with communities on polio I do for my daughter"

Story of Hira, polio community engagement consultant in south region of Afghanistan The yellow taxi drives slowly on an unpaved road in one of Kandaha...

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Trekking through the snow to deliver vaccines
January 17, 2021 Field Stories

Trekking through the snow to deliver vaccines

20 December 2020 – Vaccinators tackle winter conditions and challenging contexts during Afghanistan’s last polio campaign of the year. On a wintery No...

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Afghan Women Determined to End Polio
October 21, 2020 Field Stories

Afghan Women Determined to End Polio

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, October 2020 - In a smoky village in Dund District, Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, 11 month old Subhania sits in the corner of...

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