Botswana launches emergency polio campaign.

(From Africa Analysis)

On Monday, Botswana's health minister, Lesego Motsumi, kicked off a massive emergency immunisation campaign in the country, following the re-introduction of the polio virus into the country from Nigeria in February. Prior to this, polio had not been seen in Botswana since 1991. This campaign is deemed critical to protect the country's children from further spread of the polio virus.

From 10 to 14 May, approximately 2,600 vaccinators, district and national health supervisors and volunteers in Botswana will be involved in immunising almost 200,000 children under the age of five against polio. A second immunisation campaign will take …