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资金短缺威胁脊髓灰质炎的根除

Source: VOA    2012-05-30  我要投稿   论坛   Favorite  

The World Health Organization says the global campaign to eradicate the polio virus is at a crossroad, and that a new round of private and public investments could make the difference between eventual success or failure. The WHO warns that a funding gap of more than $1 billion threatens the progress made so far in polio-endemic countries in Africa and Asia.

The WHO-sponsored World Health Assembly ended recentedly in Geneva, Switzerland, with the announcement of a new strategy to wipe out the polio virus forever. Organizers said global polio eradication has shifted into what they called "emergency mode"

“It's now shifted to really the relentless pursuit of the unvaccinated child - this is what the progra