How did they eradicate polio?

Thanks to the polio vaccine, dedicated health care professionals, and parents who vaccinate their children on schedule, polio has been eliminated in this country for more than 30 years. This means that there is no year-round transmission of poliovirus in the United States.

Is polio eradicated in the United States?

Polio has been eliminated from the United States thanks to widespread polio vaccination in this country. This means that there is no year-round transmission of poliovirus in the United States. Since 1979, no cases of polio have originated in the United States.

Who are the main backers of polio eradication?

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments with six partners – the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and …

Why is it important to eradicate polio?

Success in eradicating polio will mean that no child will have to experience the devastating effects of the disease again. Failure to eradicate polio could cause poliovirus to reappear around the world with up to 200,000 new cases expected every year within 10 years.

How can we eradicate polio in Pakistan?

In Pakistan, the programme vaccinates over 40 million children during each national immunization day campaign through more than 285 000 frontline workers and targets specific high-risk areas with subnational immunization in areas where special focus is required to interrupt polio circulation.

What is end polio?

As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we’ve helped to reduced polio cases by more than 99.9 percent. It’s crucial to eradicate polio from the last two countries where it remains endemic and to keep other countries polio-free.

Which country is free from polio?

Until polio is completely eradicated, all countries remain at risk of imported WPV, as has happened in a number of countries….Country – Year.