“India Should Intensify Polio Eradication Efforts”

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Dr. Jack C. Chow, deputy assistant secretary for health and science for the U.S. State Department, has issued a statement urging India to take a more active role in ending the spread of polio. Noting that 75 percent of polio cases in the world occur in India, Chow said that the nation has a chance to help wipe out the disease forever. Furthermore, Chow noted that because polio does not recognize national boundaries, other countries in the region should aid India in its efforts so that the disease is stopped before it spreads to India’s neighbors.

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