Secretary of the Health Department in the Autonomous Bougainville Government, Clement Totavun, said the polio campaign will target an estimated 116,000 children in Bougainville, starting from the age of 15 down to newborn babies.
He said the campaign has started already in parts of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, particularly in South Bougainville.
“The intensive campaign will run for about two weeks until the 21st of October,” Totavun stated.
“180 health workers will be engaged in about 80 polio clinic sites set up across the Island.”