Opinion: Polio eradication is in sight. Don’t stop funding it now
When it comes to eradicating infectious diseases, there can be no half measures: it’s an all-or-nothing proposition.
For more than three decades, eradicating polio — removing it from the face of the earth — has been the sole mission of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). But now, after helping drive down the global number of cases by 99.9%, and with the wild poliovirus only endemic in just two countries, this incredible initiative is in danger of becoming a victim of its own success. With so few cases reported around the world, compared to when its efforts first began in 1988, can the initiative persuade donor governments that polio eradication remains a global priority?
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