This week, the WHO declared polio an international “public health emergency,” and it’s far from over. Anti-vaxxers, poor infrastructure, and civil war are some of the many problems exacerbating the disease’s spread.
The world’s polio problem continues to worsen. The World Health Organization announced Monday that we had hit a “public health emergency of international concern” in polio control, with ongoing spread in three countries—Pakistan, Syria, and Cameroon—despite this being a “low-transmission”
