Polio Eradication Needs Political Commitment as Conflict Makes Vaccination ‘Impossible’ in Areas Like North Yemen

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The WHO has emphasized the need for political commitment to eradicate polio, particularly in conflict-affected regions such as North Yemen, where vaccination efforts are severely hampered. The resurgence of the polio virus in such areas poses significant challenges to global health initiatives.

The world is in the last stretch of polio eradication, but closing this gap will require political commitment, the World Health Organization (WHO) told member states at the ongoing 79th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA). Polio virus has shown resurgence in conflict-hit or hard-to-reach areas like northern Yemen, Gaza, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Conflict […]