Health Experts: One last push needed to eliminate polio
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="polio">polio</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="endemic">endemic</span> - <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="immunization">immunization</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vaccinate">vaccinate</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="polio">polio</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="irradicate">irradicate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="polio">polio</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="polio">polio</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="by">by</span> 99 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1988. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="eliminating">eliminating</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ellyn">Ellyn</span> <span word="Ogden">Ogden</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="polio">polio</span> <span word="eradication">eradication</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Liam">Liam</span> <span word="Donaldson">Donaldson</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Officer">Officer</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="Monitoring">Monitoring</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="polio">polio</span> <span word="eradication">eradication</span>, <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>.</p><p>“<span word="So">So</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Donaldson">Donaldson</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worrying">worrying</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>. <span word="Polio">Polio</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="epicenters">epicenters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.”</p>
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