Kenya, Doris is receiving OPV (oral polio vaccine) Photographer: Christine McNab 09/07/01, Congo river Island, 2h from kinshasa, Woman and child. Central Africa NID. Photographer: Christine McNab. 2001/03/26, Menagesha, 25 Km from Addis Abeba,Cheshire Home for Handicapped Children, here the goal is to assist physically handicapped children to lead more fullfilling lives. In 2000 services were provided to about 5000 children by the Home, 4055 walking appliances were produced and 117 young patients were rehabilitated at the Centre . WHO-Philippe Blanc. 2001/03/23, Shashemene, Southern Orioma Region, Ethiopia, Polio Sub National Immunization Day (SNID) in Maleta: farmers association. WHO-Philippe Blanc. 2001, Somalia NID, Photograph: Christine McNab 2001/03/26, Menagesha, 25 Km from Addis Abeba,Cheshire Home for Handicapped Children, here the goal is to assist physically handicapped children to lead more fullfilling lives. In 2000 services were provided to about 5000 children by the Home, 4055 walking appliances were produced and 117 young patients were rehabilitated at the Centre . WHO-Philippe Blanc. 19-20/12/98, Freetown, Sierra Leone, N.I.D. Photograph: Jean-Marc Giboux.No.178. 19-20/12/98, Freetown, Sierra Leone, N.I.D. Photograph: Jean-Marc Giboux No 296. 19-20/12/98, Freetown, Sierra Leone, N.I.D. Photograph: Jean-Marc Giboux No.158. 19-20/12/98, Freetown, Sierra Leone,Cheshire Home for handicapped children. Photograph: Jean-Marc Giboux No.449. photo: Sven Torfinn / for WHO Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), village on one of the many small islands in the Congo river near the capital Kinshasa, june 2001 The people on this islands live in buildings on stilts because of the high water level during rainy season Small boy holds poster concerning the National Immunization Days, distributed by the vaccination teams to inform the population about their coming. photo: Sven Torfinn / for WHO Congo, near Sibiti, june 2001 Vaccination team visits Pygmy settlement, during NID’s, National Immunization Days. Member of vaccination team gives vaccine to child, few drops of this powerful vaccine protects a child for life. photo: Sven Torfinn / for WHO Congo, near Sibiti, june 2001 Vaccination team visits Pygmy settlement, during NID’s, National Immunization Days. Member of vaccination team is checking a small boy. Together with his twin sister, he is suffering from effects caused by polio. Paralysis in the legs. photo: Sven Torfinn / for WHO Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kisangani, june 2001 Mother with two children are waiting for training and therapy in rehabilitation center ‘Simama’ in Kisangani. The children were affected with polio, but with intensive therapy, like massage and exercise, the paralysis in the legs could be minimal. Polio India NewDehli Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust Amar Jyoti Rehabilitation & Research Centre Karkar Dooma November 2002 Copyright WHO/P.Virot Polio India NewDehli Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust Amar Jyoti Rehabilitation & Research Centre Karkar Dooma November 2002 Copyright WHO/P.Virot