POLIO: OBSTACLES TO ERADICATION

Polio eradication.

The goal of polio eradication in the Western Pacific Region is within reach. The last case of polio seen in the region occurred in Cambodia in March 1997 and the region aims to be certified polio-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the year 2000. The Global Commission for Certification of Eradication of Poliomyelitis has specified three criteria to be fulfilled by countries in order ...

Polio vaccine development in Canada: contributions to global polio eradication.

The paper briefly describes Canada's distinctive experience in the control of polio and offers some lessons for governments and health policy leaders in other jurisdictions, particularly as they consider immunization policies for the post-polio-eradication era.

Polio eradication in India: pulse polio immunization.

The magnitude of the public health program for the eradication of poliomyelitis launched by the Government of India and the State Governments has few parallels. Over 87.77 million children, including 79.29 million children less than three years of age, were given a dose of oral polio on one day throughout the country on 9 December 1995. In the second round on 20 January 1996 over 93.118 million...

Polio eradication, and after...

The volunteers' contribution to polio eradication.

The desire to help others in need could be considered to be a fundamental human quality. Yet, with so many suffering from the crushing effects of poverty, hunger, violence and disease, we may wonder if it is possible to make a difference at all. As a Nigerian lawyer, and President of Rotary International, I have solid proof that the answer to this is " yes ". Although they are not always seen, ...