![An Afghan health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar on January 17, 2018.
Polio, once a worldwide scourge, is now endemic in just three countries - Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. / AFP PHOTO / JAVED TANVEER](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/D7L7R4GOCAZR2RBYFQEZOTBAIE.jpg?smart=true&auth=8f78dd9441bf6554cd59c72ac5e091dc5fba5eaff3572302125ddfa86cdc954d&width=400&height=225)
An Afghan health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar in January. AFP
An Afghan health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar in January. AFP
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