Surprisingly, the toughest resistance to the vaccination of children against the debilitating disease is from residents of Bafoussam, Douala and Yaounde.
Cameroon has made huge gains since the launch in 1988 of the global initiative to eradicate polio. With Polio Type 2 and Polio Type 3 so far eradicated. "But this is not a permanent status," warns Zenabou Simpore, Polio Vaccination Coordinator for the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, Cameroon. "As long as all polio types have not been eliminated across the globe, there is still strong possibility of resurgence or re-infection," Simpore points out.
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