General Duke Posted March 25, 2008 War-torn Somalia eradicates polio Posted to the MOL March 25, 2008, 9:52 am Polio has been eliminated from Somalia as no case of the disease has been reported for exactly one year, the UN World Health Organisation says. The WHO described it as a "landmark victory" and a testimony to the efforts of more than 10,000 volunteer workers. The country has been riven by war and violence since 1991 and has no central government or detailed medical data. But a WHO spokesman said the UN's network of monitors made it confident in its assessment. Hope "This truly historic achievement shows that polio can be eradicated everywhere, even in the most challenging and difficult settings," the WHO's Hussein Gezairy said. Somalia was the last country with smallpox. I wanted to help ensure that we would not be the last place with polio too Smallpox victim Ali Mao Moallim Somalia's last case of indigenous polio was in 2002, but it was re-infected three years later with the virus originating from Nigeria. The UN says its health workers repeatedly vaccinated more than 1.8m children under the age of five by visiting every household in every settlement multiple times. The last case was reported on 25 March 2007 in central Somalia. "This repeated success in Somalia indicates the disease can be stopped even in areas with no functioning central government," the WHO statement said. One of the 10,000 volunteers was Ali Mao Moallim who was the last person on earth to contract smallpox more than 30 years ago. "Somalia was the last country with smallpox. I wanted to help ensure that we would not be the last place with polio too," he said. The disease, which causes paralysis, has been eliminated in developed nations but persists in parts of India, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted March 25, 2008 Cudurka dabeysha oo laga cirib tiray dalka Soomaaliya Last Updated::2008-03-25 15:20:10 Geneva (HRNet) Hay’ada Caafimaadka Adduunka ee WHO ayaa sheegtay in la joojiyay faafitaankii cudurka dabeysha ee dalka Soomaaliya, taasoo ay kaga tagtay daraasiin dalal kale oo weli saameyn ba’an ku hayo cudurkaasi. Jiritaan la’aanta hay’ado rasmi oo dowli ah in markaasi ay suurtogal tahay in uu dib usoo laba kacleeyo cudurkaasi haddii aan si habsami leh loo dhammeystirin ololaha Tallaalka. Agaasimaha waaxda Poliyada ee hay’ada WHO Dr. Bruce Aylward waxa uu sheegay in uu aad ugu faraxsan yahay hawshii ay u galeen in Somaliya ay heerkan gaarsiiyaan, wuxuuna sheegay inuusan filaneyn horumarka laga gaaray fiditaanka dabeysha ee dalka Soomaaliya inuu sidan gaarsiisan yahay. Cudurka Polio-yada waxay had iyo jeer curyaamisa caruurta da’doodu ka yar tahay 5 sano. Horumarka laga gaaray dalka Soomaaliya xakameynta cudurka dabeysha waxaa sidoo kale si weyn uga qeyb qaatay culimada, hooyooyinka iyo arrimo badan. farxiyo Siciid Aadan HR Media Boosaaso Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AYOUB Posted March 25, 2008 Was this a false alarm or is this a case of reinventing the wheel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted March 25, 2008 You have a point there, but its good news any way. Polio is a terrible disease. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
