Polio in Syria: Problem still not solved

The reappearance of polio in Syria in mid-2013, 18 years after it was eliminated from the country, manifests the public health catastrophe brought on by the civil war. Among the lessons learned, this outbreak emphasizes the importance of increasing the international financial and logistical support...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Al Moujahed, Fares Alahdab, Heba Abolaban, Leo Beletsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-04-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
war
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.AJM_173_16