Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health Leads Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign to Protect Over 4.3 Million Children

28 April 2026, Khartoum, Sudan – The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), in close collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign targeting more than 4.3 million children under-5 years across 7 states.

This large-scale campaign – led and coordinated by the FMOH – is the first of two planned rounds and will cover Gedaref, Gezira, Kassala, Khartoum, North Kordofan, Sennar, and White Nile…