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Niger-Nigeria: Polio down 80 percent
The chances that polio could be eradicated from the world seem to be rising with dramatically fewer cases reported in Nigeria, the country where the disease has been most endemic in the world, yet coordination with bordering countries remains a weak link in the chain, polio experts say.
“A lot of people move from one side of the border [between Nigeria and Niger] to the other and so [when there is a vaccination campaign] many children may be missed,” UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)'s communications chief in Nigeria Christine Jaulmes, told IRIN.
Read the full article here: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=73771
