Responding to a Polio Outbreak

One of an animated series on the global drive to eradicate polio.

Anytime a child is paralyzed by polio in any country, the World Health Organization and its partners move fast to stop the outbreak.

Video is also available with subtitles in other languages: Français | عربيPortuguês | Español | Japanese | Korean | Urdu | Dari&Pashto 

Watch more in the polio eradication animation series

 


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