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In Pakistan, reviving parents’ confidence in the polio vaccine

LAHORE, Pakistan, 2 September 2016 – Razia, 28, is a mother of three. Her youngest child, Sarmad is 9 months old and has not been vaccinated against polio. Living in an urban slum near Lahore, Pakistan, Sarmad’s parents are strongly influenced by their community to be sceptical of the Oral Polio Vaccination (OPV), generally known as ‘polio drops’.

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