16/09/2014
Children protected against polio in Jordan
The precarious journey of polio vaccines to high risk children is brought to life through photographs
![Abdelkarim Ismaili from WHO speaks to Syrian children in Jordan about polio vaccination, helping them to understand the importance of being vaccinated.](http://polioeradication.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img13.jpg)
During the August polio vaccination campaign, mobile vaccination teams have been targeting high-risk groups across Jordan’s Mafraq governorate. WHO is supporting these efforts as part of the Middle East response to the polio outbreak, which has paralyzed children in Syria and Iraq.
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