09/03/2020
Endemic countries
Afghanistan
Coffee with Polio Experts – Dr. Hamid Jafari, WHO
Dr. Hamid Jafari, Director of Polio Eradication for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, speaks to us about the actions the programme is taking to turn the tide against the poliovirus in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the region.
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