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Disease be gone!
Season 1 · Episode 134

Disease be gone!

Science in 5 · WHO's Science in 5

March 4, 20255m 0s

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Show Notes

Did you know that diseases are being eliminated by countries all over the world. In the last five years alone, 44 eliminations have been confirmed by WHO. What does it take to eliminate a disease? What needs to happen before WHO can certify an elimination? Once eliminated, can these diseases come back? Dr Jérôme Salomon explains on Science in 5.