The subnational campaign will vaccinate children aged under five in accessible states 17 August 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan – More than 2.9 million children under five will be vaccinated against polio in the second round of a house-to-house vaccination campaign in seven states. The Federal Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), will conduct the vaccination campaign from 19 to 22 August 2024. Around 7500 vaccinators will provide two drops of the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) to children under the age of five in seven states, starting with River Nile, Gedarif, Kassala, Northern and Red Sea states, followed by Blue Nile and White Nile states. “Given the dire conditions our country is facing, we want to urge all caregivers in the states being covered to make the most of the opportunity that the upcoming polio campaign presents and to ensure children under five years of age receive oral polio vaccines....