Abstract
It is curious that despite its relationship to health security, politics and philanthropic financing, polio is relatively neglected in global health politics and International Relations. As Thomas Abraham's new book shows, this is a major oversight and there is a political story to tell. Here is a health issue that a multitude of public–private actors, philanthropists and epistemic communities have been trying to resolve for decades and the way to do this seems simple: get a vaccine that works and get it to the people who need it. However, as Abraham's book demonstrates, and as scholars of global health politics know all too well, vaccines, and access to them, exist in political contexts. Polio: the odyssey of eradication is thus hugely welcome as an engaging read that balances the nitty-gritty (and research politics) of finding a vaccine with the wider drivers and actors that make this possible. It will appeal to anyone interested in eradication debates, the politics of scientific research and global health security.
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