“We are now going to launch the third round campaign countrywide where we will provide polio vaccination to the under five children from September 1-4 this year,” Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said. The Minister said that the two rounds were successful because many children were reached with the service, she called upon citizens to cooperate with health service providers in the third round campaign in order to reach the targeted children. ” The first round campaign was conducted from March 24 to 27 this year and was implemented in four regions bordering Malawi which are , Mbeya, Songwe, Ruvuma and Njombe where a total of 1,130,261 children were vaccinated which is equivalent to 115 per cent of under five children,” she said.