[RED DEMOCRATICA] WHO: Southeast Asia is declared polio-free, boosting world total to 80%

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council to discuss N. Korea's latest violation of missile ban Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   March 27, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story WHO: Southeast Asia is declared polio-free, boosting world total to 80% The United Nations World Health Organization has declared that 11 Southeast Asian countries are free from polio, meaning the disease is absent from 80% of the world. WHO is striving to meet its goal of making the world free of polio by 2018 but is facing challenges in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. BBC (3/27), Quartz (3/26), The Guardian (London) (3/27), TruthAtlas (3/26) Share:      Above the Fold Security Council to discuss N. Korea's latest violation of missile ban Report: Economic development does little to prevent child malnutrition Is nuclear-powered electricity a wise move for Nigeria? 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