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Global Polio Eradication Efforts and World Polio Day

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlights global efforts to eradicate polio, expressing optimism for a polio-free world and anticipating the final World Polio Day.

Background

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative, led by national governments and partners like WHO and UNICEF, has worked for decades to eliminate polio worldwide. This public health effort aims to vaccinate every child and stop virus transmission, with only a few countries still reporting wild poliovirus cases.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Director-General of the World Health Organization · World Health Organization · Switzerland

on Polio Eradication Efforts and World Polio Day

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