Kenya, Mozambique and Niger have curbed polio outbreaks that erupted in different episodes over the past 24 months, allowing the...
GPEI head sheds some light on the global type 2 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV2) situation, the need for increase...
Ten years, ten heroes of polio eradication. We revisit the stories of incredible people all over the world dedicated to ending p...
Gender-disaggregated data drives progress in Nigeria’s polio eradication programme.
The weekly information will resume on 9 January 2020. Please refer to the case breakdown table for case numbers. NA: Onset of paralysis in most recent case is prior to 2017. Figures exclude non-AFP sources. In 2018, cVDPV includes all three se...
Read MoreThis interactive map shows polio cases and disease surveillance indicators worldwide within the desired timeframe and available data, as well as environmental samples in endemic countries. Find out the latest information on polio this week.
Read MorePolio remains endemic in three countries – Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. Until poliovirus transmission is interrupted in these countries, all countries remain at risk of importation of polio, especially vulnerable countries with weak public health and immunization services and travel or trade links to endemic countries.
Read MoreThe Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments with five core partners - the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide.
Read MoreThe Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is financed by a wide range of public and private donors, who help meet the costs of the Initiative’s eradication activities. The requirements for 2013-2019 are projected to be approximately US$ 4.2 billion.
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