FfFfFfFF 58,061 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Africa has been declared free from wild polio, after decades of work by a coalition of international health bodies, national and local governments, community volunteers and survivors. Four years after the last recorded cases of wild polio in northern Nigeria, the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) on Tuesday certified that the continent is now free of the virus, which can cause irreversible paralysis and in some cases death. “It’s been a momentous, massive undertaking, with amazing persistence and perseverance, coming in the face of moments when we thought we were just about there, then we’d have a reversal,” Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Africa, said. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/aug/25/africa-to-be-declared-free-of-wild-polio-after-decades-of-work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFRatwell 23,290 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I remember when the purple pinky project would come to my elementary and we would all donate to get our pinky colored. This is great news Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,393 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Amazing what people can do when we work together Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealDreams 475 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Watch some Karen say it’s because the Africans have consumed her herbal remedy Life imitates art. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Heart 4,400 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Amazing ! "GGD IS NOT FOR YOU" - Admin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariomania1234 11,368 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Incredible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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