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Pakistan’s polio philanthropist

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According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan was the only country in the world last year in which the deadly but preventable childhood disease of polio was on the rise. Extremists have launched attacks on workers distributing vaccines. Pakistani businessman Aziz Memon wants to rid his country of polio.

Report: Malik Ayub Sumbal, Peshawar, Pakistan. Presented by André Leslie.

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