Bangladesh immunises 24 million children against polio


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070303/hl_afp/healthbangladeshpolio"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070303/capt.sge.cfr04.030307074532.photo00.photo.default-512x367.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=B1KbzdQrBw_UOVchC8LLWw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A Bangladeshi child receives an oral polio vaccination in Dhaka, December 2006. Bangladeshi health officials plan to immunise 24 million children under five against polio in a mammoth nationwide operation on 3 March after fresh outbreaks.(AFP/File/Farjana K. Godhuly)" border="0" /></a>AFP - More than 700,000 health workers fanned out across Bangladesh on Saturday to immunise 24 million children against polio after the disease made a surprise comeback last year, an official said.</p><br clear="all"/>