Article: World Health Day - April 7, 1995. (efforts to eradicate polio is the theme for day set aside by the World Health Organization)

"Target 2000--A World Without Polio" is the theme for the annual World Health Day on April 7, 1995 (1). In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) established as an objective the global eradication of poliomyelitis by the year 2000 (2). Progress toward this goal has included the elimination of endemic polio from the Western Hemisphere and the global reduction in reported polio by more than 70% since 1988--achievements that also have underscored the feasibility of eradicating this disease. In addition, strategies recommended by WHO for achieving polio eradication have been implemented in many countries with endemic polio (3). For example, the number of countries with ...

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