President of El Salvador José Napoleón Duarte holds the first child to be vaccinated against polio as part of Health as a Bridge for Peace, 1985
Courtesy UNICEF HQ Photography Unit/Dennis Bidd Gray
In 1985, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched Health as a Bridge for Peace, a campaign to eradicate polio from the Americas. PAHO worked with governments, combatants, and local organizations in areas with ongoing conflict to end hostilities and provide medical care.
