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Kenya faces polio vaccine shortage amid growing regional threats

A child receives a polio vaccination at a relief camp near Gisenyi, Rwanda. [File Courtesy, AFP]

Recent media reports have highlighted a shortage of polio vaccines in Kenya, caused by several factors, including delayed disbursement of global funds earmarked for health programmes and the withdrawal of financial support by the Donald Trump administration, which had previously supported health initiatives in the country.

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