Ignored outcomes of Polio eradication

  • 29/08/2009

  • Economic and Political Weekly

Much of the so-called problems in the polio eradication programme in India pointed out by Rajib Dasgupta (EPW, 20 June 2009) have been known for years. At the same time, the article is silent about several critical issues. It is necessary to take cognisance of the larger political economy of immunisation instead of deluding ourselves that polio eradication is simply a matter of the