Thanks to Pakistan – Polio Spreads to Syria in “Most Challenging Outbreak in History”
Syrian refugee Mohammed Sammor is vaccinated against polio at a clinic in Lebanon.
Syrian refugee Mohammed Sammor is vaccinated against polio at a clinic in Lebanon.
Polio workers are under constant threat in Pakistan.
On Tuesday, January 21, three Pakistani polio workers were killed in Pakistan’s restive area.
On Tuesday three Pakistani polio workers were killed in Pakistan’s restive area.
In 2007 parents of some 24,000 children in Pakistan refused to give their children immunizations after a radical Muslim cleric opposed the local polio vaccine plan.
In 2007 parents of some 24,000 children in Pakistan refused to give their children immunizations after a radical Muslim clergy opposed the local polio vaccine plan.
Islamists on bikes murder another polio worker in Pakistan.
Two polio workers in Pakistan killed in a roadside bomb blast A Pakistani police officer, left, stands guard while health worker Shahida Akram, 41, prepares polio vaccines to be given for children in a neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan.
In 2007 parents of some 24,000 children in Pakistan refused to give their children immunizations after a radical Muslim clergy opposed the local polio vaccine plan.
In 2007 parents of some 24,000 children in Pakistan refused to give their children immunizations after a radical Muslim clergy opposed the local polio vaccine plan.
In 2007 Parents of some 24,000 children in Pakistan refused to give their children the polio vaccine because of a campaign by radical Muslim clergy.
In 2007 Parents of some 24,000 children in Pakistan refused to give their children the polio vaccine because of a campaign by radical Muslim clergy.
In 2007 Parents of some 24,000 children in Pakistan refused to give their children the polio vaccine because of a campaign by radical Muslim clergy.
Waiting in line for health care.
A group of polio health workers administering vaccinations were kidnapped and beaten in Pakistan this week.But, that’s better than the last polio doctor who was blown up by tribesmen.Pakistani girls hold placards during a rally to raise awareness of polio in Islamabad, in August 2005.
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