Editor's perspectives – October 2014

Cover vol. 11, no. 5, October 2014

World Stroke Day — October 29, 2014

Internet - Draft BGP IM October 2014

This document introduces a yang data for i2RS BGP protocol and network policy that aligns with the I2RS BGP use cases. This draft utilizes the general Policy based routing structured found in the RIB Information Model (IM) and Policy Base Policy.

Global Handwashing Day — October 15, 2014

The 7th annual Global Handwashing Day will be observed October 15, 2014. This observance increases awareness and understanding of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent disease around the world. Handwashing with soap has an important role to play in child survival and health. Approximately 2.2 million children aged <5 years die each year from diarrheal diseases and ...

World Polio Day — October 24, 2014

In 1988, the World Health Assembly resolved to interrupt wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission worldwide. By 2006, the annual number of WPV cases had decreased by more than 99%, and only four remaining countries had never interrupted WPV transmission: Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan (1). The last confirmed WPV case in India occurred in January 2011 (2), leading the World Health Organizat...