{"id":72409,"date":"2015-12-18T01:33:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/the-final-battle-to-end-polio\/"},"modified":"2015-12-18T01:33:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:33:16","slug":"the-final-battle-to-end-polio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/the-final-battle-to-end-polio\/","title":{"rendered":"The Final Battle to End Polio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1988, a meeting of the World Health Assembly set a mind-boggling goal: to eradicate the ancient scourge of polio. At the time the goal was set, the polio virus was endemic in 125 countries and about 350,000 people, mostly children, were paralyzed by polio each year. It was an audacious goal \u2013 but 24 years later, the number of polio cases worldwide had fallen by more than 99 percent, saving more than 10 million children from paralysis.<\/p>\n<h2>How to End a Plague<\/h2>\n<p>The near-eradication of polio took big public investment in vaccine. Polio is highly infectious, and entire villages and districts had to be vaccinated to stop the chain of transmission. Stamping it out meant recruiting and training hundreds of thousands of vaccinators and sending them into the field with millions of doses of vaccine, which had to be kept cold in foam-plastic boxes. The goal was to vaccinate every child in the country several times, with a month or so between each round.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/G5T7ZvGMRMWZodxLJc7o_Screen20Shot202015-12-1720at2011.25.0020AM-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/G5T7ZvGMRMWZodxLJc7o_Screen20Shot202015-12-1720at2011.25.0020AM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/G5T7ZvGMRMWZodxLJc7o_Screen20Shot202015-12-1720at2011.25.0020AM-800x599.png 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/G5T7ZvGMRMWZodxLJc7o_Screen20Shot202015-12-1720at2011.25.0020AM-640x479.png 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/G5T7ZvGMRMWZodxLJc7o_Screen20Shot202015-12-1720at2011.25.0020AM.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the January 2016 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>It was this kind of unprecedented effort that allowed India to declare itself polio-free in February 2012. India was long considered one of the most unlikely places to eradicate polio, because of its high population density, high rates of migration, poor sanitation, and low rates of route immunization. But data-driven planning, well-trained and motivated staff, rigorous monitoring and political will at all levels made the difference.<\/p>\n<p>So did satellite technology. According to Bill Gates, whose Gates Foundation is funding the battle against polio in nations around the world, satellite imagery and mobile phones equipped with GPS are instrumental in the fight. India is now sharing its best practices with Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan \u2013 countries where polio remains endemic \u2013 and the Nigerian experience shows just how technology can help a person-to-person effort achieve national scale.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/0eoIMLQQ5G9wDDTmn2ZE_Polio%201.jpg.jpeg\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Satellite Maps and Cell Phones<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Gates outlined the basics in a 2012 interview with author Rick Smolan. \u201cThe Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) creates these incredibly detailed satellite maps for governments,\u201d he said. \u201cThey found that there were villages in Nigeria, which has the highest rate of polio resurgence in the world, that have never shown up on any map. No one in the government knew they were there. ESRI can recognize the shape of huts and pathways. They updated the satellite maps and handed out 10,000 GPS-enabled cell phones to polio workers. They could see where the workers were in real time, and make sure they got to each of the houses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ad652662c4;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ad652662c4 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ad652662c6').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ad652662c6'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Satellite technologies feed into many steps in the process. Space-based imaging is used to update geographical information systems (GIS) that generate maps for the field workers. Using GIS as a tool, supervisors plan how to deploy their teams in order to cover every village and settlement. Each morning, the teams receive their GPS-equipped phones and start their visits. In the villages, with the help of local guides, they visit health facilities, schools, markets and mosques, where they vaccinate both children and adults.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, the phones are collected for charging, which lets supervisors download their tracking data and match it to the GIS system. The results are tracks showing where every vaccinator has been as well as updated map coordinates for important buildings. Every few days, the teams receive summaries of missed or partially-covered settlements that need a return visit.<\/p>\n<h2>Winning the Final Prize<\/h2>\n<p>As impressive as this effort has been, the battle is not yet won. The 2012 World Health Assembly declared that the complete eradication of polio was \u201can emergency for global public health.\u201d That is because the disease is making a comeback in nations where civil unrest and war are making it impossible for vaccination programs to function. But it is a battle worth fighting. In addition to the relief of human suffering, experts believe that eradicating polio will generate US$40 to $50 billion in benefits, with most of it going to low-income countries. Winning that prize is a cause to which the satellite business is proud to contribute.<\/p>\n<p><sub><em>With a little help from our friends at Via Satellite and fellow global non-profits ESOA, GVF, WTA, SIA and CASBA, SSPI has launched a campaign to tell the human side of the satellite story. We call it \u201cBetter Satellite World.\u201d It is designed to gather stories from around the world and to change the global conversation about this amazing industry. Join us by sending us your story. #bettersatelliteworld<\/em><\/sub><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 177:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DzvF44v4QVWcCbHZzISg_abstract_color_background_picture_8016-wide-300x188.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DzvF44v4QVWcCbHZzISg_abstract_color_background_picture_8016-wide-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DzvF44v4QVWcCbHZzISg_abstract_color_background_picture_8016-wide-800x500.jpg 800w, 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300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tGeneration Next: Alexandru Serban, SES<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 181:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/74F3YhBxTnq6zPoKrj2E_background-wallpapers-32-300x188.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/74F3YhBxTnq6zPoKrj2E_background-wallpapers-32-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/74F3YhBxTnq6zPoKrj2E_background-wallpapers-32-800x500.jpg 800w, 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At the time the goal was set, the polio virus was endemic in 125 countries and about 350,000 people, mostly children, were paralyzed by polio each year. 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