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Pakistan-Afghanistan Border: The Last Hurdle for Polio Eradication

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  • Umair Hamid

    (Department of Pharmacology, The University of Lahore, Pakistan)

  • Faryal Ali

    (nternal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan)

  • Uzair Hamid

    (Internal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Pakistan)

Abstract

The polio eradication campaign in Pakistan has seen a great number of setbacks in the last ten years. Pakistan and its neighboring country Afghanistan are the only two remaining countries that still harbor wild polio virus cases. Most of the obstacles in the path towards making these two nations polio-free have been tackled over the years, yet one major hurdle remains to be an unwavering setback for these campaigns. The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has always been porous and unchecked migration still takes place between both these countries. This issue has been a prevalent setback through the polio vaccination history. The majority of cases that have been found are saturated in the region that lies along the border. Despite the relentless efforts by thousands of social workers and administrations of both countries, the border violations have led to a redistribution of the polio virus.

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  • Umair Hamid & Faryal Ali & Uzair Hamid, 2018. "Pakistan-Afghanistan Border: The Last Hurdle for Polio Eradication," Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 9(4), pages 70-72, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joajnn:v:9:y:2018:i:4:p:70-72
    DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2018.09.555767
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