2 individuals, a policeman and polio worker, killed in targeted attack on vaccination campaign in Bajaur, Pakistan.

Two individuals, a policeman and a polio worker, were killed in an attack by gunmen on motorcycles during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Bajaur, Pakistan. This incident underscores the dangers faced by health workers in their efforts to eliminate polio amid violence and resistance from extremist groups. The attackers fled the scene, and authorities are treating the incident as a targeted assault on public health initiatives.

September 11, 2024
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