The uncontrolled spread of polio from Pakistan led to a meeting of the [b]Emergency Committee[/b] of the [b]World Health Organisation[/b] (WHO) for the first time since 2009, reports [s]Health24[/s]. They have declared the spread of polio is an international public health emergency. Originally the [b]UN[/b] aimed to eradicate polio by the year 2018, which now seems unfeasible. In particular, Pakistan’s failure to stem the spread of polio has triggered worldwide emergency health measures. In 2013 there were 93 polio cases in Pakistan, up from 58 in the previous year, making it the only country in the world where the number of cases has increased. Countries now affected by new polio outbreaks include Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Syria and China.
[link url=http://www.health24.com/Medical/Diseases/The-world-is-facing-a-polio-health-emergency-20140506]Full Health24 report[/link]