World Sep 01 Mass polio vaccine drive begins in Gaza with aim of reaching about 640,000 children By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Aug 29 WHO announces deal with Israel to allow limited pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations The U.N. World Health Organization said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case… By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
Health Aug 22 Watch 6:17 Public health experts sound the alarm as new polio cases emerge Polio had been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 1979, when the last known case of the original strain of the polio virus was detected, while the global vaccination campaign has decreased cases by 99.9 percent. But the virus now… By William Brangham
World Jan 02 Watch Why Violent Attacks on Humanitarian Workers Are on the Rise in Pakistan Why Violent Attacks on Humanitarian Workers Are on the Rise in Pakistan…