Complete worldwide eradication of the polio virus could well be this decade's disease control success story were it not for Pakistan. Local militants responsible for killing the vaccine workers this week must be brought to justice. But can we really expect Pakistanis to trust our desire to help them save lives when our allies, the US, are simultaneously bombing the country and creating fake immunisation programs in order to catch their most wanted? Let us hope that ongoing negotiation between the UN, WHO and the Pakistani Government, as well as discussions between the Gates Foundation and the Taliban via Saudi intermediaries, can help to get the Pakistani polio program back on track.
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