Murder of Polio Worker In Pakistan Heightens Health Workers’ Fears
The Guardian: Pakistan polio vaccinator’s murder by militants raises health workers’ fears
“The unusual night-time kidnapping and brutal murder of a female polio vaccinator in the troubled Pakistani city of Peshawar has heightened fears among health workers struggling to stamp out the virus in the face of violent opposition from militant groups…” (Boone, 3/25).
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