Dragoslav Popovic, Author at UNICEF Connect

After 6 years without polio in Europe, a vaccine-derived polio virus outbreak hit Zakarpattya, in Ukraine’s western region in September of 2015. The site of outbreak is right in the heart of Europe. Bordering four countries – Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, Zakarpattya, is geographically closer to eight European capitals than… Read more →←

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Author: Dragoslav Popovic

Stopping a polio outbreak in war-torn Ukraine