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Fear of Polio Drops Overcome
...an interview with author Gitanjali Chaturvedi who speaks about why communication is critical in ensuring the success of public health initiatives like pulse polio by, for example, building local networks among religious leaders and overcoming rumours about immunisation...

 

Staff Benda Bilili's Stripped-Down Tunes Fight Polio, Violence
...a blog about Congolese Benda Bilili (SBB) band whose members are polio-stricken African musicians who travel on motorbikes, sing songs about polio immunisation, and also work on dissuading street kids from violence...

 

Rotary International's Anniversary/Polio Awareness Week 2009
...in early 2009, Rotary International clubs illuminated iconic landmarks on several continents such as the Roman Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House, Cape Town (South Africa)'s Table Mountain, the United Nations Building (New York), and the British Parliament with the "End Polio Now" logo to reaffirm its pledge to eradicate polio...

 




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