Saturday, June 28, 2014

Pakistan refugee crisis creates polio challenge

In this photo taken on Friday, June 27, 2014, Pakistani displaced tribal children suffering from dehydration and gastroenteritis lie on beds at a local hospital in Bannu, Pakistan. The rugged Pakistani region of North Waziristan emerged as a hotbed of polio infections after Taliban militants in the isolated area banned immunizations. Now the Pakistani government's offensive against the militants has sent a half-million refugees fleeing the territory, creating both perfect conditions for the disease to spread and a golden opportunity to immunize many thousands of people. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) BANNU, Pakistan (AP) — The rugged Pakistani region of North Waziristan emerged as a hotbed of polio infections after Taliban militants in the isolated area banned immunizations. Now the Pakistani government's offensive against the militants has sent a half-million refugees fleeing the territory, creating both perfect conditions for the disease to spread and a golden opportunity to immunize many thousands of people.








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