Why has not polio been eradicated from Pakistan despite almost 7 years of polio campaigns?
Pakistan has seen a great deal of progress in the fight against polio since the campaigns started in 1994. In 1999 we only saw a little more than 500 cases in the whole country. This year there are only 17. This is in contrast to many thousands of cases seen every year just a decade ago. To eradicate polio, we must vaccinate every child in the country, even those who are difficult to reach or whose parents do not take the initiative to bring them to vaccination centers.
