World now 80% polio free, World Health Organization says

Name: World now 80% polio free, World Health Organization says
Uploaded: 2014-03-27T22:47:51.000Z
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Description: The World Health Organization has declared its South East Asia region polio-free, so 80% of the world is now officially free of the disease.

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The World Health Organization has declared its South East Asia region polio-free, so 80% of the world is now officially free of the disease.

The certification, which comes after India officially recorded three years without a new case of polio, is being hailed a "historic milestone" in the global fight to eradicate the deadly virus.

Tulip Mazumdar reports.

Asia

27 March 2014