WHO, Islamic leaders summit to stop polio worker attacks

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WHO, Islamic leaders summit to stop polio worker attacks

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/islamic-leaders-summit-stop-polio-worker-attacks-041211685.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ObZ16M9qIHnwgbNbhJMbTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-01T184617Z_2_CBRE9200BP300_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-HEALTH-POLIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="WHO's Aylward speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi" align="left" title="WHO's Aylward speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi" border="0" /></a>CANBERRA (Reuters) - Top World Health Organization officials and Islamic leaders will meet in Egypt next week in an effort to stop attacks on polio workers, which are hampering the eradication of the virus in some countries with large Muslim populations. &quot;Shooting health workers who are protecting kids from this crippling disease is against the Koran and everything Islam stands for,&quot; WHO's Assistant Director-General Bruce Aylward told Reuters in Canberra said on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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