Distrust grew among the Nigerian people when vaccination teams attempted to provide them with the polio vaccine. Rumors spread that the vaccine was a corrupt political stunt and would riddle their population with AIDS and fertility conflicts. All efforts to eradicate polio were hindered by the overwhelming abundance of violence in this area. Not only was it difficult for the vaccination teams to distribute the vaccine, it was nearly impossible to see significant improvements in the population’s health, under such unfavorable conditions. Ranked 152 out of 187 countries by the Human Development Index, it’s no surprise that polio thrives, and will be extremely difficult to eradicate, in this havoc stricken environment.