The Last Mile close March 01, 2011 Going the Last Mile in India Print This Page Email This Page Share This On Facebook Share This On Twitter “The last mile is when people get most fatigued,” says Dr. Hemant Shukla, who leads polio eradication efforts in eastern India’s Bihar state. But having made major strides against polio, India now is closing in on it with vaccination programs for nomadic peoples and others who are hardest to reach. Tags: health, polio, vaccines, WHO, videos Discussion VIEW THIS STREAM VIA RSS
May 25, 2011 Bruce Aylward's TED2011 Talk So far, only one disease—smallpox—has been successfully eradicated worldwide. Will polio be the second?
January 21, 2010 Delivering Health Care in India Bill traveled to India to see how new investments by the Indian government are improving medical care in poor communities. Watch the video.
March 01, 2011 Bill’s Annual Letter: End Polio Now Polio has been nearly eradicated, but Bill warns that it could again become a worldwide scourge unless more is done to finally finish the job.
March 01, 2011 Bill: The End Game against Polio The world has eradicated only one infectious disease, ever. But the second is close.
