IPS Examines Challenges To Pakistan’s Polio Eradication Efforts
IPS: Why Pakistan Isn’t Taking that Final Step towards Polio Eradication
“…Last month, over 39 million children under the age of five were vaccinated across Pakistan. And a little more than 180,000 children were missed because their parents refused to have them vaccinated. While the number of missed children is marginal in comparison to those who were vaccinated, it has caused concern…” (Ebrahim, 3/11).
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