The fight to eradicate polio has been long and difficult.
But polio continues to this day disabling or killing children in some harder to reach parts of the world.
The good news is that we are now on the cusp of eradicating this terrible disease everywhere and forever.
Having used this strategy to stop polio, people in developing nations are already looking to apply those same tools against other diseases, both familiar and emerging.
Because the communities are poor, and because families can lose patience with repeated visits focused only on polio, the workers also bring nutritional supplements, health information and other resources.
Persons:
It’s, Osama bin Laden
Organizations:
Initiative, Gates Foundation, World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control, Central Intelligence Agency
Locations:
United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan