Namibia has launched a three-day long campaign to vaccinate the entire population against polio.

The rush comes after a polio outbreak claimed the lives of 15 people, the first since its independence in 1990

World Health Organization officials are puzzled by a polio outbreak in Namibia that has killed 7 adults and paralyzed 33 others. The New York Times reports polio usually affects infants and young children, not adults.

Additionally, the southern African country has been free of the disease for a decade. Low supplies of the polio vaccine resulted in there ony being enough for infants. Other were turned away when supplies were depleted

The third round of 13th National Day of Immunization (NDI) on Sunday (June 11) will vaccinate 24 million children in Bangladesh against polio under a donor-aided program.

Besides, the National vitamin 'A' plus campaign this year will also be held on the same day under the same arrangements. The campaign was observed separately during the last three years

The Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA) opened today to a somber convention of world health dignitaries following the death early on Monday morning of the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Lee Jong-wook.

Lee, who died after a sudden illness, was 61 at the time of his passing and had served in his post since July 2003

Siddique Islam - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent

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