This week we travel to Afghanistan and the capital city Kabul. If you choose to visit most hotel rates would be approximately $47.00 per night and alcoholic beverages are illegal.  World travellers would plan to visit the famous ‘ Blue Mosque’ as seen in this picture. This beautiful historic site is a source of great national pride and reflects the culture of the country.

The boarder between Pakistan and Afghanistan is where most of the active cases of polio appear . This is due ,in part , to the unmonitored movement between the two countries. There is an increase in manned permanent transit posts where children can be vaccinated. It was reported that 1.6 million children were vaccinated at approximately 380 test points. This is critical to the fight against polio. The area is home to nomads, seasonal and economic migrants and agricultural migrant’s families with no fixed homes.

We are hopeful that very soon we can celebrate the end of polio. With only two countries left and most active cases confined to this region of the world we remain optimistic.