Category Archives: Dominican Republic

Polio Outbreaks Highlight Need to Eradicate Disease as Soon as Possible

The World Health Organization wants to certify the world as being polio-free in 2005, but problems with new polio outbreaks caused by vaccination could hamper that goal.

The World Health Organization has done an excellent job at getting polio under control. In 1988 there were 350,000 cases of polio reported worldwide. In 2001, there were only […]