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July 16, 2001

“Congo-Kinshasa: Anti-Polio Campaign Workers Arrested, Released” Africa News Service (www.africanews.org) (07/13/01)

A World Health Organization representative has confirmed the release of all five health care workers who were involved in a polio vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo and were captured, arrested, and beaten by rebel soldiers.  In light of such events, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan urged all nations to provide safe passage for health care workers trying to get the polio vaccine to children during National Immunization Days.

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