A female volunteer of the anti-polio vaccination team was injured on Tuesday when a blast took place in the vaccination center at Khyber Agency.
According to police sources, the blast occurred in immunisation center at Tehsil Jamrud’s civil hospital where a team of polio workers, including female volunteers, was busy in administering polio drops.
There was no word from the officials about nature of the blast. However, they said a female health worker sustained injuries in the blast. She was admitted to the same hospital.
Anti-polio campaigners have been targeting in the tribal areas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and even in the largest city of the country where a dozens workers lost their lives during the campaign.
Pakistan is listed as a top hazard country in the world in terms of polio virus. The polio situation in Pakistan is worse than any country in Africa and Afghanistan.
