JONES: My husband and I both had polio ... sticker on the back of somebody's wheelchair that simply said, riffing off of "Star Trek," "To boldly go where everybody else has gone before." At the ...

The government, alongside international donors and development partners, gathered in Islamabad to reaffirm their commitment to collaborative efforts to ensure a polio-free future for children.

Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted the virus’ spread.

The WHO works with groups such as UNICEF and the Gates Foundation to end polio. The planned withdrawal of the United States from WHO has impacted efforts, including stopping collaboration with the ...

“If the funding shortfall continues, it may potentially delay eradication, it may lead to more children getting paralyzed,” he said, adding that the longer it took to end polio, the more ...

U.S. Actions May Set Polio Eradication Back, WHO Says By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The eradication of polio as a global health threat may be delayed unless U.S. funding cuts – potentially ...

“If the funding shortfall continues, it may potentially delay eradication, it may lead to more children getting paralysed,” he said, adding that the longer it took to end polio, the more ...