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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Funding Shortfalls Threaten Polio Eradication

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 one billion dollars threatens the progress made so far in polio-endemic countries in Africa and Asia. VOA’s Vidushi Sinha has more.