Hijacking Global Health: The Polio Eradication Agenda

Vaccines, from the archive

Dr William Muraskin, author of Polio and Its Discontents, argues that polio became a public health priority at the expense of investment in primary health care and routine immunization Discussing his provocative new book, Muraskin argues that a small number of public health advocates hijacked the global health system in pursuit of eradication.

Originally published May 3, 2013 on GreenMedTV.