Polio a global health emergency: WHO

25th May 2012  

WHO may declare Polio a global health emergency.

Why WHO might declare Polio a Global Health Emergency?

• WHO may declare this owing to complacency in efforts to eradicate the virus forever.
• Polio is still endemic to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria because of recent outbreaks in countries once declared polio free.

• Albeit India has achieved success in stopping active polio virus circulation but the threat of importation is still worrying countries across the world.