Name: How we'll stop polio for good
Uploaded: 2011-05-24T14:54:00Z
Duration: 22 min 51 s
Description: Polio is almost completely eradicated. But as Bruce Aylward says: Almost isn't good enough with a disease this terrifying. Aylward lays out the plan to continue the scientific miracle that ended polio in most of the world -- and to snuff it out everywhere, forever.

Polio is almost completely eradicated. But as Bruce Aylward says: Almost isn't good enough with a disease this terrifying. Aylward lays out the plan to continue the scientific miracle that ended polio in most of the world -- and to snuff it out everywhere, forever.

Bruce Aylward: How we'll stop polio for good

How we'll stop polio for good

Unlocking polio eradication requires not just vaccines, but also innovation, like GIS trackers, to ensure no child is missed.

In the fight to end polio, a new vaccine emerges as a game-changer, doubling the impact on the virus and offering a glimmer of hope.

Polio eradication hinges on reaching every child; a new vaccine and global resolve strive to end this ancient disease forever.