Pakistani Polio Workers Killed During Vaccination Campaign

By ⋅ December 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
The feet of a female worker of an anti-polio drive are tied by rescue workers after her body was brought to Jinnah Hospital morgue in Karachi (Photo: Reuters)

The feet of a female worker of an anti-polio drive are tied by rescue workers after her body was brought to Jinnah Hospital morgue in Karachi (Photo:Reuters)

In Pakistan, seven health workers have been shot and killed while working on a nationwide polio vaccination campaign.

Taliban militants have in the past accused polio vaccination workers of being US spies.

Now the UN children’s agency UNICEF has suspended its vaccination campaign in Pakistan.

Dr. Julie Hall is global team leader for UNICEF’s Polio Eradication Program.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks to her about the killing of health workers.

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