Nine Polio Workers Dead in Nigeria: How Can We Move beyond Condemnation to Actions that Protect Health Workers?

Carol Bales — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:05:47 +0000

This post was originally published on the IntraHealth International blog.

First Pakistan, now Nigeria. Polio workers murdered on the job.

Between December and January, at least 16 polio workers were killed in Pakistan, according to Reuters—and today, nine female health workers were slain in northern Nigeria, also while working on a polio eradication campaign.

Author's name:

Laura Hoemeke

Publication Date:

February 2013