Women Hold the Key to Ending Polio for Good
No child should be paralyzed by a preventable disease, writes Dr.
UNICEF health consultant Hadiza Waya immunizes a child during vaccination campaign against polio at Hotoro-Kudu, Nassarawa district of Kano in northwest Nigeria, on April 22, 2017.
When Nigeria was certified free of wild poliovirus five years ago, it was a moment of pride not just for our country, but for the whole African region.
I still remember that day vividly. After decades of effort, we had achieved what many thought impossible. But I also remember what I said then: we can close one eye now, but not both. Even one new case means starting over.
Day after day, the work continues: tracing the virus through sewage samples in Lagos and Zamfara, responding to outbreaks in Sokoto, and reaching children through mass immunization in cities and remote villages.
Author summary: Women play a crucial role in ending polio.
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