In 1988, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution for the worldwide eradication of polio. This marked the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI); a public-private partnership spearheaded by: National governments, the World Health Organization, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and UNICEF. Governments and ministries of health …
In 1988, the quest to eradicate polio was commenced and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched. Eradication of a disease is a great undertaking and requires the cooperation and support of the whole world. Even then, not all diseases are created equal. Some are much easier to eradicate than others. Take smallpox for example, …
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All microbes and pathogens can die or be killed, so why is it that every disease in the world has not been destroyed?…..
Polio is a highly contagious disease which has infected and continues to infect an innumerable number of people. Unhygienic conditions, lack of sanitation, and polluted waters all..
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A person who is fit, is capable of living life to its fullest extent! In developed countries, two ministries are being more focused than others Education and Health. Because if people would be well educated and physically fit, the country will progress more. Physical and mental fitness play a very important role in our lives …