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Pakistan anti-polio drive struggles against militants, mistrust / 36LA89C
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Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan's battle to eradicate polio, but teams of dedicated volunteer health workers are determined to fight on.
Among them is Ismail Shah, a polio survivor himself, who goes door-to-door in Panam Dehri refusing to allow his paralysed leg to slow down his mission. "I decided in my childhood that when I grew up I would fight against the disease that disabled me," says the 35-year-old. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES