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What if music could help eradicate some of humankind鈥檚 most serious diseases? Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Austin C. Okigbo has been asking that question in his research and in his recently published book.听

鈥淭he elimination of polio was set back years when people refused to immunize their children because they had heard the vaccine caused sterilization,鈥� Okigbo says. 鈥淵ou can go in equipped with scientific skills, but if you don鈥檛 have the cultural skills to get through to communities, the most effective vaccines in the world will be useless.鈥澨�

Okigbo says music could be the decoder health care workers need to help eliminate epidemics. 鈥淎id workers can find the best way to get through to people by learning about their cultural traditions through their music.鈥�