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Polio-Related Murders Kill More Than the Disease Itself
By Amelia Smith 11/28/14 at 11:04 AM
In the last year, more health-care workers and volunteers have been killed trying to prevent the spread of polio, than the number of people who have died from the disease itself according to data from the WHO and estimates from the Polio Global Eradication Initiative.
Three female polio vaccinators, along with their driver, became the latest victims earlier this week after militants opened fire on their vehicle in Quetta, Pakistan.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria are the three remaining polio-endemic countries and over the past year there have been over 80 polio-related killings in Pakistan, and nine in Nigeria, meaning a total of 89 overall...
Polio-Related Murders Kill More Than the Disease Itself
By Amelia Smith 11/28/14 at 11:04 AM
In the last year, more health-care workers and volunteers have been killed trying to prevent the spread of polio, than the number of people who have died from the disease itself according to data from the WHO and estimates from the Polio Global Eradication Initiative.
Three female polio vaccinators, along with their driver, became the latest victims earlier this week after militants opened fire on their vehicle in Quetta, Pakistan.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria are the three remaining polio-endemic countries and over the past year there have been over 80 polio-related killings in Pakistan, and nine in Nigeria, meaning a total of 89 overall...