Chad: Why Polio Is So Hard to Eliminate

Via AllAfrica | 01 Feb 2012 - 11:48:05
[IRIN] Dakar - Poor-quality emergency immunization campaigns and low routine polio immunization coverage are helping the polio virus to spread in Chad, with 132 cases reported in 2011 - five times the number in 2010. More commitment is needed across the board, especially from local health authorities, to try to get immunizations right, say aid agencies. Source