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Polio by Thomas Abraham, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
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Polio by Thomas Abraham, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
From Thomas Abraham
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From Thomas Abraham
Polio by Thomas Abraham, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
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In 1988, the World Health Organization launched what was intended to be a twelve-year campaign to wipe out the polio virus and end the disease for all time. Seventeen years after that deadline, and several billion dollars over budget, the polio campaign continues to grind on, vaccinatingmillions of children and hoping that each new year might see an end to the disease. A surprisingly resilient polio virus, an unexpectedly weak vaccine, uninterested governments and public indifference in those countries still afflicted by the disease, added to the vagaries of global politics, have meant that success remains elusive. How did an innocuous campaign to rid the world ofa crippling disease become a hostage in geopolitical wars? Why do parents refuse to vaccinate their children against polio? And why have poorly paid health workers, trudging from door to door delivering drops of polio vaccine, been assassinated?Drawing on detailed interviews with key players and reporting from the frontlines of the war against this potentially deadly disease, Thomas Abraham records the story of one of the world's most ambitious health campaigns, and draws lessons for the future. | Polio by Thomas Abraham, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters