End Polio

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  In Pakistan, a Final Push to Wipe Out Polio

  The New York Times - By Bina Shah

  KARACHI — With nearly all of the rest of the world on the brink of being free of polio, the disease’s persistence in Pakistan has long challenged health experts both inside and outside the country. Last year, the 51 cases of wild poliovirus reported here represented the bulk of all 70 cases …

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  UNICEF USA

  Explosion Near Pakistan Polio Eradication Center Kills At Least 15

  huffingtonpost.com - Reuters

  The next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism. For the first …

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  UNICEF USA

  

  WHO Asks Ukraine To Declare A State Of Emergency. The Reason? Polio

  NPR - Fran Kritz

  Goats and Soda How Did Polio Pop Up In 2 Polio-Free Countries: Ukraine And Mali? This week, the World Health Organization is sending a blunt message to Ukraine: declare a state of emergency. The reason: two children in Southwestern Ukraine were diagnosed with polio in September. Even two cases of polio …

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  UNICEF USA

  Nigeria on track to be declared free of polio by 2017

  Financial Times

  Since July 2014, there have been no cases of wild polio, allowing Nigeria to be declared no longer endemic

• Today, polio cases are down by 99.9%—but the work is not yet done. http://www.unicefusa.org/stories/world-polio-day-2015/28681

  

  UNICEF USA

  Oct 24, 2015
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  Journey to a Polio-Free World: Africa's Extraordinary Achievement

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  A short film presented by UNICEF and narrated by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow about a major milestone in the global fight to end polio. A full year has gone by without a single new case of the wild virus in Nigeria, and on September 25, 2015, WHO removed Nigeria from the list of polio endemic-countries—only two remain, Afghanistan and Pakistan. On July 24, 2015, Nigeria marked the first year in its history without a single case of wild polio. A few weeks later, Africa marked the same with the anniversary of the last case in an isolated horn of Africa outbreak. These are milestones, not endpoints. Two years must pass for Nigeria and Africa to be certified polio-free. To reach this goal the campaign will continue to immunize every single child. Read a story about the milestone Nigeria reached in the fight to end Polio: http://www.unicefusa.org/stories/nigeria-reaches-important-milestone-fight-end-polio/26221 Learn more about the efforts of UNICEF and Rotary International to eradicate polio: http://www.unicefusa.org/mission/survival/immunization/polio/rotary-polio Meet UNICEF’s Immunization Partners: http://www.unicefusa.org/mission/survival/immunization/partners Stay updated on UNICEF’s immunization efforts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNICEF-USA Twitter: https://twitter.com/unicefusa Instagram: http://instagram.com/UNICEFUSA Google+: https://plus.google.com/+UNICEFUSA