and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — have worked together to end polio worldwide. Since 1988, polio cases have decreased by 99.9 percent. With the African region's wild polio-free certification, five of the six WHO regions — representing more than 90 percent of the world's population — are now free of the wild poliovirus.Africa's victory over wild poliovirus represents significant progress, but while polio exists anywhere it remains a threat everywhere.
A child’s finger is marked after he is vaccinated against polio. UNICEF-supported vaccinators went door-to-door in his neighborhood of Kart-e-Naw, a suburb of Kabul, Afghanistan.“These life-saving vaccinations are critical if children are to avoid yet another health emergency,” said Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia.
UNICEFUSA Good, Now use birth control! The world can't hold endless numbers of human beings.
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