Name: How we'll stop polio for good
Uploaded: 2011-05-24T14:54:00Z
Duration: 22 min 51 s
Description: Polio is almost completely eradicated. But as Bruce Aylward says: Almost isn't good enough with a disease this terrifying. Aylward lays out the plan to continue the scientific miracle that ended polio in most of the world -- and to snuff it out everywhere, forever.

Polio is almost completely eradicated. But as Bruce Aylward says: Almost isn't good enough with a disease this terrifying. Aylward lays out the plan to continue the scientific miracle that ended polio in most of the world -- and to snuff it out everywhere, forever.

How we'll stop polio for good

Polio once paralyzed thousands of children every day and sparked public panic, but relentless global vaccination campaigns have driven cases down by over 99 percent. Despite this progress, outbreaks still occur when efforts falter, as seen when the virus resurfaced in countries that had been polio-free for years. A massive, coordinated movement, powered by millions of volunteers, now targets the last remaining pockets of the disease using smarter technology and innovative strategies. Ending polio everywhere would save billions and stand as a triumph of equity and global collaboration.

Eradicating Polio Is Within Reach, But Complacency Risks Everything

We are 99 percent of the way to eliminating polio globally

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