EFTA02106860.pdf

Sent: Mon 5/5/2014 3:59:27 PM Subject: World facing polio health emergency Comments (198) Hi EMI. hope you are doing well. Would you please pass the following from Terje to Mr. Epstein? Thx, Jilla The World Health Organization has declared the spread of polio is an international public health emergency. Outbreaks in Asia, Africa and Middle East are an "extraordinary event" needing a co- ordinated "international response", the agency says. It recommends citizens of affected countries travelling abroad carry a vaccination certificate. It says Pakistan, Cameroon, and Syria "pose the greatest risk of further wild poliovirus exportations in 2014." Polio mainly affects children under five years old. The virus is transmitted through contaminated food and water, and multiplies in the intestine. It can then invade the nervous system, causing paralysis in one in every 200 infections. It is capable of causing death within hours. Jilla Moazami Executive Assistant to the President International Peace Institute 777 United Nations Plz. New York, NY 10017 www.ipinstorg I wv.w.theglobalobservatory.org EFTA_R1_00723203 EFTA02106860