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Today marks the a year since the last case of new polio infection in India — a major step toward eliminating the virus there. India is one of only four countries (the others are Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, known by the acronym PAIN) where polio is said to be endemic, that is, spreading there, not coming from one of those four places.
The effort is the result of decades of work by Rotary International, along with The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the WHO and UNICEF. But it probably wouldn’t have gotten this far without the support and advocacy of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill Gates has made eliminating polio a centerpiece of his efforts to use his Microsoft fortune to change the world. (See: With Vaccines, Bill Gates Changes The World Again)
Bill Gates On India's First Polio-Free Year
Article Source: Forbes
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This is a major milestone in the global fight against polio. Children in India are now protected against this debilitating, but preventable disease, bringing us one step closer to saving and improving the lives of all children.
Polio can be stopped when countries combine the right elements – political will, quality immunization campaigns, and an entire nation’s determination. We must build on this historic moment and ensure that India’s polio program continues to move full-steam ahead until eradication is achieved.
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#1 - Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:26 PM ESTThere must have been an enormous number of vaccinations done [or did they use some kind of pill ] ?
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#2 - Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:57 AM ESTOne of the pictures I saw looks like they were using some sort of liquid drops -- putting into a baby's mouth using a dropper.
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That sounds right . Needle vaccines would be too expensive .
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