LONDON (AP) — Polio was eliminated from most parts of the world as part of a decadeslong effort by the World Health Organization and partners to wipe out the disease. But polio is one of the world’s most infectious diseases and is still spreading in a small number of...
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Police has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but the infectious disease is still spreading in a small number of countries.
Fighting Polio: Why Radio Dramas Failed in Pakistan?IntroductionPoliovirus remains endemic in two countries-Pakistan and Afghanistan. During the...Khan, Altaf UllahJan, FaizullahAli Shah, Sayyed FawadAsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (Pakistan)...
Despite that knowledge and the discovery of an effective vaccine back in 1953, we still need to be wary of the disease. Unlike the iron lung that was used in treatment, polio isn’t a thing of the past. Polio is still considered an endemic in a few countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan ...
seven wild polio cases recorded this year — in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the last redoubts of the wild viruses — there does not appear to be enough time left in 2023 to stop the still ongoing spread, the report concluded. It also noted that all the conditions for success are not in ...
However, it often remains unclear what is meant by ‘trust’. By exploring a concrete international collaboration between Denmark and Pakistan, we develop a way of unpacking trust that shifts focus from what trust ‘is’ to what people invest in relationships and what references to trust do for...
Redditor: How close are you to wiping out polio worldwide? Gates:We are very close. India justwent 3 years with no cases. Pakistan is our toughest location right now because some parts of the Taliban have not allowed vaccinators to come in and have even attacked vaccinators....
“There is a real emergency there. It is urgent to go in and vaccinate children,” said Dr Nima Abid, the Polio Team leader from the World Health Organisation in Pakistan. Extremist clerics have used mosque loudspeakers and illegal radio stations to spread the idea that the vaccinations cause...
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