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Polio Nears Record Levels in Pakistan ( Copy Right @ The Diplomat, Author- Ankit Panda)

A girl suffering from Polio ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ Author- CDC) Sources- The Diplomat           Author- Ankit Panda Boding poorly for Pakistan’s already dire public health situation, officials noted that the country could be headed to top its own record for polio cases in a single year by the end of 2014. According to a senior official at the Pakistan National Institute of Health (NIH) who spoke to AFP, “The number of polio cases, recorded this year has reached 187 and if it reaches 200, we will cross our own record of 199 in year 2000.” Along with neighboring Afghanistan and Nigeria, Pakistan is one of three countries worldwide where polio remains endemic. Owing to attacks on state and non-governmental organization vaccination workers in Pakistan, efforts to stall the disease have largely been unsuccessful. Access to Pakistan’s tribal regions remains especially difficult for vaccine workers due to security concerns and regular attacks by militants. Pakistan’s