That's the hopeful fact to take away, as the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) joins the rest of the globe in marking World Polio Day, on Friday. Never before have so few children in so few countries contracted Polio, but UNICEF said that despite the "real and dramatic" progress, the goal was still to eradicate the virus altogether.
Katika ripoti hiyo iliyotolewa kwa ushirikiano wa UNICEF na washirika wake UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA na WHO kikubwa walichobaini ni kwamba nchi nyingi zimepiga hatua katika kuzuia maambukizi ya virusi vya HIV kutoka kwa mama kwenda kwa motto na katika matibabu ya kupunguza makali ya ugonjwa huo.