Beyond the Data -- Global Polio Eradication: Reaching Every Last Child

2,213 views · Published 23 February 2015 · 10:00 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 2015 · News & Politics

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Dr. Phoebe Thorpe and Dr. Elias Durry discuss the challenges in eradicating polio worldwide. Reaching every last child and making the world polio free is possible, but everyone has to do their part.

• Public health agencies must continue to strengthen surveillance systems and immunization programs,
• Governments must support the efforts of vaccinators by ensuring safe environments to work and
• Community leaders must partner with vaccinators to educate their communities.

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