As a region, we have never been better poised to make history – the kind of history we and our children and grandchildren can speak of with pride. For more than three decades, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has driven a spectacularly successful effort to rid the world of a …
Read More »Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in one Pakistan province are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison. Last month, the government in Sindh introduced a bill that would imprison parents for up to one month if they fail to get their children …
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