Polio was once a worldwide spread disease, mostly paralyzing children under 5 years. Without polio eradication efforts, more than 15 million healthy people would have been a victim of polio. Though polio has been completely eradicated from many parts of the world, 3 polio endemic countries viz. Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria still exist, maybe due to weak health system and poor sanitation.
Efforts taken by various organizations: Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is one of the largest private-public partners in healthcare which has made efforts to eradicate polio by 99% . More than 16 million people have been saved from paralysis due to and efficient cost effective vaccines available against polio. Vaccinating every child against polio and to make the world polio-free for future generations is their ultimate goal. Organizations like WHO, CDC, UNICEF have partnered with…
