BBC: The World Health Organization confirmed 10 cases of polio in Syria, the first outbreak in the country in 14 years.
BBC: The World Health Organization confirmed 10 cases of polio in Syria, the first outbreak in the country in 14 years.
Before Syria’s civil war began in 2011, some 95% of children were vaccinated against the disease.
The UN now estimates 500,000 children have not been immunised.
Polio has been largely eradicated in developed countries but remains endemic in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
