When the campaign first started, the World Health Organization says the disease paralyzed more than 1,000 children every day.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

When the targeted area was cleaned up Thursday morning and the first truck was loaded, village children suggested they take more bags into other neighborhoods.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

But children in developing nations lived under the constant risk of infection until more recently, when an international service club took aim at eliminating the disease.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02