This October marks a year since a wild poliovirus outbreak in Cameroon was confirmed. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has been working tirelessly to protect children across central Africa to stop the transmission of the virus. In September, the 2nd outbreak response assessment took place in Cameroon to assess just how close we have come towards ending the outbreak, and what challenges we are still facing. Chris Wolff, coordinator of the World Health Organization’s Country Support Team, travelled to Cameroon as part of the assessment team.
“I WORK TO ERADICATE POLIO BECAUSE…
… this is a disease which is debilitating and paralysing but could be prevented, firstly by vaccination and ultimately by eradication. We can do this. We must not give up.”
GERALDINE FARRELL-BRAGA, GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE
