シアトル ― このニュースを読んでいろんな感想をお持ちになるかもしれないが、私たちは今、歴史上もっとも素晴らしい時代を生きている。この100年で人間の寿命は2倍以上に延びた。1990年との比較で、極度の貧困状態に陥っている人は半減した。同時に、子どもの年間死亡者数は40%減少している。教育を受けている子どもの数も増えている。世界は、今までと比べてもより良くなっている。
しかし、これで十分ではない。今もやるべきことは山積している。
2014年とその先を見すえ、重要だが簡単な手順を多く踏むことによって、世界にある数多くの格差が解消され、世界をより健康に、より安定した場にさせることができるだろう。以下に2点だけご紹介したい。
私はワクチン信奉者なので、ペンタバレント というワクチンの利用が広まりつつあることに期待している (5つの病気に効果があるワクチンだ)。来年には、73ある最貧国の中でもっとも新しくできた南スーダンでも導入が予定されている。インドでは、2014年に全ての子どもたちに接種すると発表された。他の国々もこれに続けば、この5価ワクチン（※１）で2020年までに700万人の命が救われることになるだろう。
こうしたワクチン接種の拡大で肺炎、ロタウィルスを予防できる上に、世界中の貧しい子どもたちの死亡率をさらに大きく改善できる可能性がある。
その先にどんな未来があるか。健康な子どもたちが今より増え、 出生率が抑えられることで小家族化し、 家族が、国が、繁栄できる世の中になる。ただしそのためには、我々は今ある手段を、必要とする全ての人々に届け、責任をもって世界中の貧しい人々が必死に求めているツールを開発するための投資を行う義務がある。
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ワクチンで世界の命を救え
Polio Ward Overburdened in Nigeria(01 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 13: Children with polio wait to be seen at the Murtala Muhammed Public Hospital April 13, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Kano, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Now children who caught polio during the haitus in innoculations are flooding the underfunded public polio ward. Most get only simple treatment, like ointment rubs, plaster casts, and occasional physical therapy, even though more advanced treatments--which the public hospitals cannot afford--are far more effective. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Ward Overburdened in Nigeria(02 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 13: A child cries as his polio strickened legs are placed in casts at Murtala Muhammed Public Hospital April 13, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Kano, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Now children who caught polio during the haitus in innoculations are flooding the underfunded public polio ward. Most get only simple treatment, like ointment rubs, plaster casts, and occasional physical therapy, even though more advanced treatments--which the public hospitals cannot afford--are far more effective. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Ward Overburdened in Nigeria(03 of61)
KANO, KANO - APRIL 13: A child is led through the packed polio ward at Murtala Muhammed Public Hospital April 13, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Kano, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Now children who caught polio during the haitus in innoculations are flooding the underfunded public polio ward. Most get only simple treatment, like ointment rubs, plaster casts, and occasional physical therapy, even though more advanced treatments--which the public hospitals cannot afford--are far more effective. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Ward Overburdened in Nigeria(04 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 13: A child with polio has his legs massaged at the polio ward of Murtala Muhammed Public Hospital April 13, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Kano, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Now children who caught polio during the haitus in innoculations are flooding the underfunded public polio ward. Most get only simple treatment, like ointment rubs, plaster casts, and occasional physical therapy, even though more advanced treatments--which the public hospitals cannot afford--are far more effective. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nigeria Battles Polio 50 Years After Discovery Of Vaccine(05 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 12: A Nigerian beggar girl is vaccinated against polio on the side of the road where she begs with her mother during a mass nationwide polio innoculation April 12, 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine, in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and now Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nigeria Battles Polio 50 Years After Discovery Of Vaccine(06 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 12: Nigerian boys stand at the gate of a health clinic during a nationwide polio innoculation on April 12, 2005, in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure. Creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five - nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nigeria Battles Polio 50 Years After Discovery Of Vaccine(07 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 12: Nigerian women working as door-to-door innoculators pause while canvassing an urban neighborhood during a nationwide polio innoculation April 12, 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine, in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and now Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nigeria Battles Polio 50 Years After Discovery Of Vaccine(08 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 12: A Nigerian schoolgirl is vaccinated against polio during a mass nationwide polio inoculation April 12, 2005, in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure. Creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five - nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nigeria Battles Polio 50 Years After Discovery Of Vaccine(09 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 12: A Nigerian woman working as door-to-door innoculator gathers her day\'s supply of oral polio vaccine before canvassing an urban neighbourhood during a nationwide polio innoculation on April 12, 2005, in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure. Creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five - nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nigeria Battles Polio 50 Years After Discovery Of Vaccine(10 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 12: A Nigerian schoolboy is vaccinated against polio during a mass nationwide polio inoculation April 12, 2005, in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure. Creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five - nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nigeria Battles Polio 50 Years After Discovery Of Vaccine(11 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 12: Nigerian health workers stand outside a home and record neighborhood vaccination information during a mass nationwide polio innoculation on April 12, 2005, in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure. Creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five - nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Nigeria Battles Polio 50 Years After Discovery Of Vaccine(12 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 12: Nigerian health workers set out with their insulated boxes of vaccine during a nationwide polio innoculation on April 12, 2005, in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure. Creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five - nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(13 of61)
SABONGARIU, KANO - APRIL 11: A worker with the World Health Organization innoculates a girl with an oral polio vaccine during a nationwide innoculation April 11, 2005 in remote Sabongariu, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and now Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(14 of61)
SABONGARIU, KANO - APRIL 11: A worker with the World Health Organization innoculates a girl with an oral polio vaccine during a nationwide innoculation April 11, 2005 in remote Sabongariu, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and now Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(15 of61)
SABONGARIU, KANO - APRIL 11: Jibril Abdullahi, a manager with Nigeria\'s National Programme for Immunization walks in an isolated part of Nigeria during a nationwide innoculation April 11, 2005 in remote Sabongariu, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and now Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(16 of61)
SABONGARIU, KANO - APRIL 11: A mother holds her child as she waits for him to be innoculated in an isolated part of Nigeria during a nationwide innoculation April 11, 2005 in remote Sabongariu, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and now Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(17 of61)
SABONGARIU, KANO - APRIL 11: A Nigerian health worker uses a tree to mark that a home has been innoculated during nationwide innoculations April 11, 2005 in remote Sabongariu, Nigeria. Homes are normally chalked above their doors, but this village sports simple straw huts that could not be marked. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and now Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(18 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: Traditional singers perform a song before distribution of polio vaccine during a nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(19 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: A boy is given a drop of polio vaccine during a nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(20 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: A boy is given a drop of polio vaccine during a nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(21 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: Nigerian workers with the World Health Organization begin their rounds dispensing polio vaccine during a nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(22 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: Polio workers sort through empty vials of polio vaccine after day two of a four-day nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(23 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: Polio workers complete end-of-the-day paperwork after day two of a four-day nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(24 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: A worker with the World Health Organizatoin uses a bulhorn to announce the arrival of health workers giving polio vaccine during a nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(25 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: A boy is given a drop of polio vaccine during a nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(26 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: Children stand on the main road of a sleepy rural village during a nationwide polio innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(27 of61)
RIMIN GADO, NIGERIA - APRIL 10: Polio workers complete end-of-the-day paperwork after day two of a four-day nationwide innoculation April 10, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the rise in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post Sept. 11 suspicions of everything Western. Innoculations have resumed, and this weekend Nigeria is undergoing a massive countrywide push to innoculate every child under five in the country--nearly 40 million doses of polio vaccine countrywide in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(28 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: Nigerian employees of the World Health Organization hang up innoculation schedules and calendars at a remote field office April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(29 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: Hosannah Wazeri (L), a Nigerian field worker for the World Health Organization, gives a report on the status of polio vaccinations to local government official Idris Garba (R) April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(30 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: Nigerian field workers for the World Health Organization make their way with polio vaccine down a dusty lane in a remote area April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(31 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: Hosannah Wazeri, a Nigerian field worker for the World Health Organization (L) listens to local government official Idris Garba (R) during a meeting about the status of polio vaccinations in the area April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(32 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: Nigerian field workers for the World Health Organization inoculates a child with polio vaccine April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(33 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: A Nigerian field worker for the World Health Organization chalks up the wall of a house indicating that it has been innoculated April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(34 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: Nigerian field workers for the World Health Organization inoculates a child with polio vaccine April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(35 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: Hosannah Wazeri, a Nigerian field worker for the World Health Organization (2nd L) gives a report on the status of polio vaccinations to local government official Idris Garba (R) while Melissa Corkum of the WHO looks on (L) April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(36 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: Nigerian field workers for the World Health Organization inoculates a child with polio vaccine April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Teams Give Polio Vaccine in Massive Nigerian Innoculation(37 of61)
RIMIN GADO, KANO - APRIL 09: Nigerian field workers for the World Health Organization inoculates a child with polio vaccine April 9, 2005 in Rimin Gado, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria, especially in this region, where local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed and Nigeria will undertake a massive countrywide push to inoculate every child under five with nearly 30 million doses of polio vaccine in four days. The 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine is April 12. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims in Nigeria Try To Live Normal Lives(38 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 8: Polio sufferer Aminu Ahmed walks using his hands after losing the use of his legs to polio as a child April 8, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria. In Kano, local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago, over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed, but the damage has been done, with hundreds of new cases of polio among the children of Kano. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims in Nigeria Try To Live Normal Lives(39 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 8: Polio sufferer Aminu Ahmed mounts a modified motorcycle with side wheels and hand brake that he uses to get around despite having lost use of his legs to polio April 8, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria. In Kano, local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago, over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed, but the damage has been done, with hundreds of new cases of polio among the children of Kano. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(40 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: A polio sufferer works on a part for a hand-cranked tricycle for fellow polio victims at the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(41 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: Polio sufferer Rabiu Lawal sits on his emaciated legs in the work shed at the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(42 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: Polio sufferer Sani Abdul Hadi talks with friends April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims in Nigeria Try To Live Normal Lives(43 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 8: Umar Aminu, 2, can only crawl since one of his legs has been withered by polio April 8, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria. In Kano, local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago, over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed, but the damage has been done, with hundreds of new cases of polio among the children of Kano. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims in Nigeria Try To Live Normal Lives(44 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 8: Polio sufferer Umar Aminu, 2, is held by one of his brothers April 8, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria. In Kano, local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago, over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed, but the damage has been done, with hundreds of new cases of polio among the children of Kano. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims in Nigeria Try To Live Normal Lives(45 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 8: Polio sufferer Aminu Ahmed holds his son Umar, 2, who also suffers from polio April 8, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. Polio, a disease that health workers once had hoped to eradicate worldwide by 2005, is on the march again in Nigeria. In Kano, local Islamic leaders banned the polio vaccine two years ago, over post September 11 suspicions of everything Western. Inoculations have resumed, but the damage has been done, with hundreds of new cases of polio among the children of Kano. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(46 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: Polio sufferer Sani Abdul Hadi works as a welder at the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(47 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: Polio sufferer Abdallah-hie, who doesn\'t know his age but is around 10, sits on a mat while working on a tire for a hand-cranked tricycle April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(48 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: Polio sufferer Rabiu Lawal works on assembling a hand-cranked tricycle for fellow polio victims at the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(49 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: Polio sufferer Rabiu Lawal rides his hand-cranked tricycle home after a day working at the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(50 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: A man who suffered from polio sits on the grounds of the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(51 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: A Muslim polio sufferer performs his daily prayers while his crutches lie nearby at the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(52 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: A Muslim woman polio sufferer sits on her hand-cranked tricyle at the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(53 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: Muslim polio sufferers perform their daily prayers at the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(54 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: A man with polio welds on the grounds of the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Polio Victims In Nigeria Work To Escape Poverty(55 of61)
KANO, NIGERIA - APRIL 7: Polio sufferer Sani Abdul Hadi welds at the Polio Victims Association April 7, 2005 in Kano, Nigeria. International aid workers once hoped to have polio eradicated off the face of the Earth by April 2005, the 50th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine. But recent efforts by some Nigerian Muslim leaders to stop Western inoculation programs have allowed polio to endure, creating new victims even while hundreds of thousands of Nigerians suffer from the disease. Opportunities are scarce for polio sufferers, but programs like the Polio Victims Association allow them to make a small living, welding hand-cranked polio bicycles and other projects for a small salary. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Newark Offers Free Immunizations For Children Ahead Of The School Year(56 of61)
NEWARK, NJ - AUGUST 28: Renee Young, 5 months, is held by her mother Shaquana Young as Renee gets her immunization shots at the city of Newark\'s \'School Bus Express\' free immunization program for Newark youth on August 28, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. The program is being held at the Department of Child and Family Well-Being and seeks to highlight the importance of childhood immunizations before the school year gets started. Newark, where some 30% of residents live in poverty, provides immunizations for all residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Newark Offers Free Immunizations For Children Ahead Of The School Year(57 of61)
NEWARK, NJ - AUGUST 28: Renee Young, 5 months, is held by her mother Shaquana Young as Renee gets her immunization shots at the city of Newark\'s \'School Bus Express\' free immunization program for Newark youth on August 28, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. The program is being held at the Department of Child and Family Well-Being and seeks to highlight the importance of childhood immunizations before the school year gets started. Newark, where some 30% of residents live in poverty, provides immunizations for all residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Newark Offers Free Immunizations For Children Ahead Of The School Year(58 of61)
NEWARK, NJ - AUGUST 28: Mothers wait with their children to see a nurse at the city of Newark\'s \'School Bus Express\' free immunization program for Newark youth on August 28, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. The program is being held at the Department of Child and Family Well-Being and seeks to highlight the importance of childhood immunizations before the school year gets started. Newark, where some 30% of residents live in poverty, provides immunizations for all residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Newark Offers Free Immunizations For Children Ahead Of The School Year(59 of61)
NEWARK, NJ - AUGUST 28: Nurse Julie Ahn checks the arm of Aaliyah Clark,4, after she received an immunization shot\n at the city of Newark\'s \'School Bus Express\' free immunization program for Newark youth on August 28, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. The program is being held at the Department of Child and Family Well-Being and seeks to highlight the importance of childhood immunizations before the school year gets started. Newark, where some 30% of residents live in poverty, provides immunizations for all residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Newark Offers Free Immunizations For Children Ahead Of The School Year(60 of61)
NEWARK, NJ - AUGUST 28: Dr. Chitra Netravali stands with New Jersey State Deputy Public Health Commissioner Dr. Arturo Brito at the city of Newark\'s \'School Bus Express\' free immunization program for Newark youth on August 28, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. The program is being held at the Department of Child and Family Well-Being and seeks to highlight the importance of childhood immunizations before the school year gets started. Newark, where some 30% of residents live in poverty, provides immunizations for all residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Newark Offers Free Immunizations For Children Ahead Of The School Year(61 of61)
NEWARK, NJ - AUGUST 28: A nurse holds out a tray of immunization\'s at the city of Newark\'s \'School Bus Express\' free immunization program for Newark youth on August 28, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. The program is being held at the Department of Child and Family Well-Being and seeks to highlight the importance of childhood immunizations before the school year gets started. Newark, where some 30% of residents live in poverty, provides immunizations for all residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)