WHO和UNICEF于11月24日发出联合呼吁,希望赞助3500万美元以帮助饱受战祸的国家(如阿富汗、卢旺达)控制脊灰症。 WHO免疫扩大规划主任Bjorn Melgaard博士认为,如果人们重视2000年全球消灭脊灰症的活动,就不应漠视少数处于困难中的国家,并应及时采取行动。不管世界上何处发生武装冲突,无辜受害的首先是儿童。因此,为儿童提供疫苗是当务之急。 The WHO and UNICEF issued a joint appeal on November 24, hoping to sponsor 35 million U.S. dollars to help the war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Rwanda to control polio. Dr. Bjorn Melgaard, Director of the WHO’s Immunization Extension Program, believes that if people attach importance to the global eradication of polio in 2000, they should not ignore the few countries in difficulty and should take timely action. Regardless of where armed conflicts occur in the world, the first victims of innocent victims are children. Therefore, it is imperative to provide vaccines for children.