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Not Letting Up
Going the last mile in India
Eastern India's Bihar state closes in on eradicating polio.
By Bill Gates published on Tuesday, Mar 1, 2011
“The last mile is when people get most fatigued,” says Dr. Hemant Shukla, who leads polio eradication efforts in eastern India’s Bihar state. But having made major strides against polio, India now is closing in on it with vaccination programs for nomadic peoples and others who are hardest to reach.
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