23/10/2017
Outbreak countries, Outbreak response, Vaccination campaigns, Vaccines, World Polio Day
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 | عربي| Português | Español | Japanese | Korean | Urdu | Dari&Pashto
Watch more in the polio eradication animation series
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