Dr. Tom Frieden, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Today, on World Polio Day, we honor the sacrifices of the many people around the world who have brought us to a unique point in history: the brink of polio elimination.
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World Polio Day: How Far We’ve Come, What’s Left to Do
Posted October 23rd, 2015 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
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The Politics of Polio Eradication
During the past five years, polio cases have occurred almost exclusively in five conflict-affected countries: Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Syria. Because immunization programs are led by national governments and the WHO…it can be difficult to carry out vaccinations in areas where militants wage war against the state.