'I Dreamt to Be Professional Cricketer': Polio-Afflicted Scientist Shares His Ordeal

According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), since 1988, cases of the polio virus have dropped by 99 percent worldwide, from more than 350,000 to just five cases in Afghanistan and Pakistan last year. Polio is a debilitating disease that changes a person's life, and despite efforts, it has not been completely eradicated.