PHOTO GALLERY: Volunteers help Indian children with polio
By Judy Elliott/Missourian Reader
March 20, 2012 | 8:54 p.m. CDT
Pictured to the right are Darlene Johnson, William Reinhardt, formerly from Centralia, and Judy Elliott headed for their assignments to administer polio drops in Sonipat, India.
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Darlene Johnson gives a Indian child two drops as Judy Elliott prepares to mark his finger which will indicate he has received the oral polio vaccine.
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Judy Elliott immunizes a baby against polio outside of the family home.
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The U.S. and Canadian volunteers in Sonipat, India, a suburb of Delhi, with their group leader, Brad Howard (center).
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Darlene Johnson and Judy Elliott attended the Polio Summit 2012 to hear the proclamation made by India's Prime Minister Singh: "India has been removed from the list of polio endemic countries."
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