Polio in Indonesia continues to climb despite efforts by the archipelago nation and the WTO to immunize millions of children on the island. This brings the number of cases reported in Indonesia to 111 after declaring Indonesia polio free since 1995.
Indonesia Set For Assault on Polio
Indonesia gears up for the largest offensive yet against the devastating disease known the world over as a destroyer of childhood. Indonesia plans to vaccinate 6.4 million children in a single day in effort to stop the first outbreak in the archipelago nation’s first outbreak in over a decade.
Polio Continues Havok In Indonesia
Indonesia continues to fight off the latest outbreak of polio and with 4 more cases showing up, authorities work on immunization efforts against this crippling disease. This is the first outbreak in more than 10 years.