Poliomyelitis

Often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route. Different types of paralysis may occur, depending on the nerves involved. Spinal polio is the most common form, characterized by asymmetric paralysis that most often involves the legs.

In the past years the number of children routinely vaccinated has risen, while admissions of severely malnourished children have dropped by 80percent since the end of Angola’s devastating 27-year war.

Although the positive results, this issue still sadly pictures Luanda's reality!