Polio is almost eradicated, but without funding it will return
Growing up in India, I did not have access to the polio vaccine, and the disease paralyzed my legs when I was an infant. As a result, I have undergone many surgeries, and cannot walk without leg braces and crutches. My story is not unique. When the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was established in 1988 (I was 10 at the time), the disease paralyzed an estimated 350,000 children worldwide each year. Thirty-four years later, immunization campaigns have almost eliminated polio, but unless a new vaccination push is funded today, the world risks a resurgence of the disease. The GPEI — ...
Source: taipeitimes.com
