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2010

  • Expanding outbreaks in Angola and DR Congo:

    • - 08 September
    Increased risk of international spread Click here.

  • Open letter from Jeff Raikes, CEO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:

    • - 08 September
    "Polio eradication one of my top priorities as CEO." Click here.

  • Polio reappears in north-eastern Afghanistan:

    • - 02 September
    1.5 million children to be vaccinated in response Click here.

  • Polio worker killed in Somalia:

    • - 31 August
    Attack a stark reminder of the dangers faced by public health workers Click here.

  • Polio eradication staff mobilized to support Pakistan flood relief:

    • - 26 August
    Health system could take years to recover following flood damage "beyond imagination" Click here.

  • Bono and Medvedev discuss polio eradication:

    • - 24 August
    As Tajikistan outbreak threatens region Click here.

  • President of Chad receives prestigious Rotary Award:

    • - 16 August
    The President of Chad, Idriss Deby Itno, received the prestigious Rotary 'Polio Eradication Champion' award. Click here.

  • Floods in Pakistan:

    • - 4 August
    Polio eradication network supports relief efforts Click here.

  • Protecting children on the border line:

    • - 1 August
    Photo essay on Afghanistan's vaccination campaigns along its border with Tajikistan Click here.

  • Horn of Africa again polio-free:

    • - 28 July
    Step towards targets in new polio eradication strategy Click here.

  • Nigeria advances the fight against polio:

    • - 27 July
    Bill Gates' personal blog Click here.

  • Tajikistan remains a risk for international spread:

    • - 23 July
    WHO maintains assessment of high risk of international spread Click here.

  • Polio outbreak in Angola intensifying:

    • - 19 July
    With spread to neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo Click here.

  • Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication in Nigeria from January 2009 to June 2010:

    • - 15 July
    The reasons behind the progress, from traditional leadership to improved operations, and plans to safeguard the progress. Click here.

  • Studies give new insight into polio eradication:

    • - 25 June
    Looking at long-term OPV use and at fractional IPV dosage Click here.

  • 99% is not enough:

    • - 21 June
    As polio eradication launches plan to tackle the final 1%, funding threatens historic achievement Click here.

  • Outbreak response activities continue in Tajikistan and neighbours:

    • - 11 June Click here.

  • Funding shortfalls prompt re-prioritization of activities in Africa:

    • - 11 June
    Vaccination campaigns delayed or curtailed to minimize funding risk Click here.

  • Policy makers welcome new plan for polio eradication:

    • - 21 May
    But underscore financial risk Click here.

  • Tajikistan launches second vaccination campaign in response to polio outbreak:

    • - 19 May
    In coordination with the first campaign in neighbouring Uzbekistan Click here.

  • World Health Assembly to examine new strategies for polio eradication:

    • - 17 May
    As progress in Nigeria and India creates pivotal moment threatened by financing shortfall Click here.

  • Tajikistan conducts nationwide vaccination:

    • - 14 May
    And prepares for next two response rounds to end outbreak Click here.

  • Tajikistan starts vaccination campaigns against polio:

    • - 28 April
    As WHO European Region countries take protective measures Click here.

  • 155 million children to be vaccinated this week:

    • - 23 April
    As Tajikstan copes with polio Click here.

  • Polio outbreak in Tajikistan:

    • - 22 April
    GPEI responds to importation of poliovirus Click here.

  • Cases plummet in Nigeria:

    • - 16 April
    As west and central African countries prepare for 24 April vaccination campaigns Click here.

  • Football legend Kanu aims to kick polio out of Nigeria:

    • - 30 March
    Public service announcement urges parents to immunize their children Click here.

  • Next three years are best chance to eradicate polio:

    • - 10 March
    Bill Gates testifies before US Senate Click here.

  • Presidents against polio:

    • - 08 March
    Top-level leadership at vaccination campaign launches Click here.

  • Africa united to tackle polio:

    • - 04 March
    Campaign aims to leave no child unvaccinated in 19 countries Click here.

  • From the pyramids to skyscrapers:

    • - 23 February
    End Polio Now message beamed on to monuments worldwide Click here.

  • Three Ps in Afghanistan:

    • - 16 February
    Polio, peace and partnership Click here.

  • AFGHANISTAN: Offensive delays polio immunization drive in Helmand:

    • - 15 February
    Under-five children in Nad Ali District in Afghanistan are missing out on polio immunization due to an ongoing military operation. Click here.

  • Dalai Lama gives polio vaccine:

    • - 10 January
    Launching campaigns in Buddhism's holiest site Click here.

  • GPEI Strategic Plan 2010-2012:

    • Click here.

    2009

  • Afghanistan first in world to use new vaccine against polio:

    • - 15 December
    Critical step as global eradication effort faces entrenched challenges Click here.

  • Real-time independent monitoring:

    • - 27 November
    Angola reports on recent activities Click here.

  • Saudi Arabia demands polio vaccinations for Hajj:

    • - 16 November
    Young pilgrims to the Hajj from polio-infected countries must be immunized with oral polio vaccine Click here.

  • Polio programme persists despite worsening security:

    • - 12 November
    Security threat results in temporary evacuations from Afghanistan and Pakistan but 'critical' polio immunization activities to continue Click here.

  • Leave the icepack at home:

    • - 10 November
    OPV can be delivered without recommended cold chain temperatures Click here.

  • Life comes 'Full Circle':

    • - 09 November
    Photo exhibit documents polio survivor's emotional journey home Click here.

  • Independent Evaluation completed:

    • - 02 November
    To help overcome barriers to stopping polio Click here.

  • World Polio Day:

    • - 24 October
    We're "this close" to eradicating polio Click here.

  • How many children did we vaccinate?:

    • - 16 October
    Getting real-time campaign coverage data Click here.

  • No child should be missed: Zardari:

    • - 13 October
    Pakistan President calls on all tiers of Government to support immunization campaigns. Click here.

  • Living proof of progress against polio:

    • - 05 October
    Stories of success in global health Click here.

  • Media power to take out polio:

    • - 05 October
    Nigerian journalists join forces Click here.

  • Religious encouragement to vaccinate against polio:

    • - 17 September
    Leading Islamic academy issues edict Click here.

  • WHO International Travel and Health Recommendations:

    • - 15 September
    Polio vaccination recommended Click here.

  • WHO African Regional Director urges strengthened effort to stop polio in Africa:

    • - 04 September
    Dr Sambo re-elected for second term Click here.

  • Afghanistan elections:

    • - 04 September
    The impact on polio eradication activities Click here.

  • Aicha, polio, and the rest of her life:

    • - 02 September
    The story behind Cote d'Ivoire's first case of polio in 4 years Click here.

  • Evaluation teams deployed to countries:

    • - 25 August
    Independent evaluation under way Click here.

  • Nigeria completes campaigns with trivalent vaccine:

    • - 10 August
    To target all poliovirus in circulation Click here.

  • Situation Report for July:

    • - Last month in polio eradication worldwide Click here.

  • President Zardari of Pakistan receives Polio Eradication Champion Award:

    • - 05 August
    Recognising his personal leadership and direct engagement with the polio eradication program Click here.

  • Pakistan polio immunization drive reaches children on the move:

    • - 31 July
    Over 700,000 displaced children vaccinated Click here.

  • Nationwide polio vaccination begins in Afghanistan:

    • - 28 July
    Weeks before national elections Click here.

  • Cases rise in Nigeria of type 3 polio and type 2 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus:

    • - 17 July
    Risk of international spread Click here.

  • G8 commits to completing polio eradication:

    • - 09 July
    9 July - l'Acquila Summit Declaration Click here.

  • Fashion, flowers and polio eradication:

    • - 09 July
    Creativity marks fundraising to End Polio Now Click here.

  • Rotary raises over US$ 90 Million towards polio eradication:

    • - 23 June
    As UN Secretary General recognizes polio workers and volunteers Click here.

  • Polio eradication an example of successful partnership:

    • - 10 June
    UNICEF Executive Board discusses global health Click here.

  • Polio research body convenes in Geneva:

    • - 08 June
    Focus on pre- and post-eradication Click here.

  • Countries go all-out against polio:

    • - 05 June
    Almost a quarter of a billion children vaccinated in 10 days Click here.

  • Polio eradication in historic US Presidential speech:

    • - 04 June
    Landmark address in Cairo Click here.

  • West Africa unites to tackle polio:

    • - 28 May
    74 million children to be immunized, as outbreak spreads to Guinea Click here.

  • OPV required for Hajj:

    • - 26 May
    Vaccination regulations highlight risk from polio-endemic countries and Sudan Click here.

  • WHA: Global health leaders urge stronger push against polio:

    • - 22 May
    Warn of complacency in face of influenza and global financial crisis Click here.

  • Pakistan's polio team responds to crisis:

    • - 20 May
    Immunization teams vaccinate children fleeing conflict zones as Pakistan's polio program prepares for crucial nationwide immunization activity. Click here.

  • "We need to finish the job of polio eradication":

    • - 19 May
    WHO DG notes broader benefits and role of polio network in current flu surveillance and response Click here.

  • Independent evaluation:

    • of major barriers to polio eradication Click here.

  • Pakistan polio teams prepare for communities fleeing conflict:

    • - 11 May
    Pakistan's polio program is preparing for more than 600,000 people expected to flee the escalating violence Click here.

  • Polio network helps respond to potential flu pandemic:

    • - 30 April
    Technical staff alerted to search for cases Click here.

  • Spotlight on Pakistan and Afghanistan:

    • - 23 April
    Progress in 2008 and 2009 Click here.

  • Horn of Africa outbreak:

    • - 23 April
    Facts and background by country Click here.

  • Red Cross launches emergency appeal for polio outbreak response in Africa:

    • - 8 April
    Support crucial to outbreak response activities Click here.

  • A moving snapshot of India's eradication effort:

    • - 18 March
    Photojournalist's slideshow Click here.

  • Every Child Counts:

    • - 6 March
    A landmark polio project is putting thousands of newborns each month on the map Click here.

  • Memories of polio:

    • - A survivor speaks of Rotary's role in eradication Click here.

  • Polio in Port Sudan:

    • - 2 March
    High risk of international spread Click here.

  • Eight countries start campaigns:

    • - 26 February
    Response to polio spread in West Africa Click here.

  • End Polio Now:

    • - 25 February
    During Rotary's 104th Anniversary, floodlight messages across some of the world's most iconic landmarks are lit with the message End Polio Now Click here.

  • Polio film nominated for Oscar:

    • Shows final stages of eradication effort Click here.

  • Bill Gates visit to Nigeria:

    • - 04 February
    Nigerian state governors commit to polio eradication, as Bill Gates visits country to support effort Click here.

  • Rotary and Gates Foundation announce major funding:

    • - Watch Bill Gates make extraordinary funding announcement at Rotary conference Click here.

  • Rotary honors World Health Organization Regional Director, Dr. Shigeru Omi:

    • - 20 January
    Rotary honours RD Western Pacific Omi as 'Polio Champion' Click here.

    2008

  • Global advisory body urges bold new initiatives to complete polio eradication:

    • - 26 November Click here.

  • Second issue of Polio Pipeline published:

    • - 07 November
    See what's new in the world of research in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative Click here.

  • Real-life polio hero:

    • - 14 October
    Saves hundreds from floods in Bihar, India Click here.

  • Polio vaccinations on Peace Day:

    • - 21 September 2008
    Nearly 2 million Afghan children benefit from pause in hostilities Click here.

  • Polio workers killed in line of duty:

    • - 14 September 2008
    Attack in southern Afghanistan Click here.

  • Canada announces $30 million:

    • - 04 September 2008
    Funds destined for polio eradication activities in Africa Click here.

  • August Situation Report:

    • Click here.

  • Polio: Eradicate, Educate, Rehabilitate:

    • -25 July
    Polio survivor cycles across Canada to raise awareness and funds Click here.

  • Malaysia gives US$ 1 million to polio eradication:

    • - 21 May 2008
    Minister of Health announces contribution at World Health Assembly Click here.

  • CDC chief says polio eradication is agency's top priority:

    • - 30 May
    Spearheading partner interviewed in The Rotarian magazine Click here.

  • Rotary honours German Chancellor Merkel:

    • - 09 May
    Click here.

  • Somalia passes polio-free landmark:

    • - 25 March
    10,000 health workers stop polio in one of most dangerous places on earth Click here.

  • Getting the message across:

    • - 07 March
    Provincial teams in Pakistan trained to use social mobilization tools Click here.

  • End Polio Now:

    • - 23 February
    Message on British Houses of Parliament to celebrate 103 years of Rotary Click here.

  • Polio eradication top priority says chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh:

    • - 23 February
    Mayawati flags off mini-marathon in capital city, notes dramatic polio decline Click here.

  • WHO Director-General Margaret Chan in Nigeria:

    • - 22 February
    Launches latest polio immunization campaign Click here.

  • Displacement of people in Chad:

    • - 8 February
    Vaccination planned in border areas Click here.

  • Nigeria vaccinates 41 million children:

    • - 07 February
    First nation-wide immunization of the year Click here.

  • Southern Chad infected by imported polio:

    • - 31 January
    Neighbouring countries at risk Click here.

  • Rotary International commended for hastening achievement of polio-free world:

    • - 17 January
    UN Secretary-General addresses polio partner providing essential funds and volunteer power Click here.

  • Polio vaccine reaches over 400 million children in 2007:

    • - 16 January
    Effort zeros in on one type of poliovirus Click here.

  • US health chief witnesses India's intensified polio eradication efforts:

    • - 11 January
    "Commitment on an astounding scale" Click here.

    2007

  • European Commission funds progress against polio in Nigeria:

    • - 21 December 2007
    Major contribution for Immunization Plus Days; Nigeria cases drop by 75% Click here.

  • GAVI reprogramming ensures intensified activities go ahead:

    • - 3 July 2007
    US$ 104 reprogrammed from post-eradication stockpile so activities planned for 2007 can proceed Click here.

  • WHO Director-General visits India:

    • - 20 December
    India key to global polio eradication; Prime Minister says country is fully committed to the end Click here.

  • Pilgrims converge on Mecca for end of Hajj:

    • - 19 December
    Vaccinated pilgrims return home well-protected from polio Click here.

  • India and Pakistan cricketers "bowl out" polio:

    • -26 November
    Match ends with vaccination of children Click here.

  • 200 million dollars committed to polio eradication:

    • -26 November 2007
    Rotary International and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation set an example for other donors to help complete eradication Click here.

  • India cricket team aim to "Bowl Out Polio":

    • - 12 November
    Bat calling for polio eradication presented to health authorities Click here.

  • Wild poliovirus in Swiss sewer system:

    • - 12 November
    Strong immunization rates and sensitive surveillance mean risk of polio outbreak is insignificant Click here.

  • Saudi Arabia publishes annual health conditions for the Hajj:

    • - 31 October
    Polio immunization for pilgrims from key infected areas Click here.

  • World Polio Day:

    • - 24 October
    Towards a polio-free world Click here.

  • Kuwait gives US$ 1 million to polio eradication:

    • - 28 June 2007
    Country's first contribution Click here.

  • Afghani children vaccinated on Peace Day:

    • - 21 September
    More children reached in south and east of country Click here.

  • Polio vaccinators brave floods:

    • 27 August
    Some areas of Bihar, India, inaccessible due to water Click here.

  • First Lady of Nigeria inauguarates immunization campaigns:

    • 30 July
    Advocates for vaccination of all children and eradication of polio Click here.

  • Sudan vaccinates 5 million children against polio:

    • - 5 August
    Preventive campaigns take place in midst of insecurity, population displacement and floods Click here.

  • Polio reported in Australia:

    • - 13 July
    Virus isolated from adult returning from Pakistan Click here.

  • Radio feature on polio eradication:

    • - 11 July
    Interview with Dr Bruce Aylward, WHO Director for Polio Eradication Click here.

  • India Expert Advisory Group for polio eradication:

    • - 26 June
    Final report of group recommends focus on stopping type 1 polio while suppressing type 3 Click here.

  • Polio eradication at the World Health Assembly:

    • - 7 May
    Global health policy body meets 14-23 May, discussions on polio scheduled Click here.

  • Afghan President meets WHO chief on polio eradication:

    • - 1 May
    Country closest to eradicating polio of four endemics remaining Click here.

  • Rushing vaccine to Bihar:

    • - 10 April
    Indian high-speed train recruited for polio drive Click here.

  • Polio eradication mourns a valued counsellor:

    • - 3 April
    Advisory Committee member Aileen Plant passes away Click here.

  • Focus on India:

    • - 15 March
    Muslim communities out to beat polio, high quality campaigns show impact Click here.

  • Broad consensus reached to complete polio eradication:

    • - 28 February
    But without rapid injection of funds, global effort is threatened Click here.

  • Focus on Indonesia:

    • - 23 February
    One year free from polio Click here.

  • Focus on Pakistan:

    • - 21 February
    34 million children vaccinated in first polio campaign of year Click here.

  • WHO Director-General calls urgent consultation on polio eradication:

    • - 22 January
    Stakeholders to examine operational and financial challenges to finishing polio in "final four" Click here.

    2006

  • Call for Days of Tranquillity in Afghanistan:

    • - 22 November 2006
    Safe passage critical for polio vaccinators in areas of conflict Click here.

  • India outbreak on decline in epicentre:

    • - 9 November
    Cases in secondary "wave" continue to rise, campaigns roll out to minimize further spread Click here.

  • Horn of Africa campaigns aim to make region polio-free again:

    • - 4 November
    Four million children to be vaccinated Click here.

  • Polio vaccination recommendations for Hajj:

    • - 3 November
    Health conditions for travel to Saudi Arabia Click here.

  • Afghanistan polio vaccinations forge on:

    • - 1 November
    Health workers to vaccinate half a million children in conflict zones Click here.

  • Somali journalists fight polio:

    • 18 October
    - Workshop enlists media to inform communities of Horn of Africa vaccination campaigns Click here.

  • Indian Health Minister to visit epicentre of polio outbreak:

    • - 4 October
    Click here.

  • Independent oversight body for polio eradication meets 11-12 October:

    • Followed by media briefing Click here.

  • India calls meeting of polio-affected states:

    • - 21 September
    Health Minister and colleagues to discuss ways of reaching children at heart of outbreak Click here.

  • Synchronized campaigns in Horn of Africa:

    • - 07 September
    Largest-ever coordinated effort in region to end polio outbreak Click here.

  • Update on Immunization Plus Days in Nigeria:

    • - 17 August
    More children covered, but improvements needed Click here.

  • G8 commits its support to polio eradication:

    • - 16 July
    The spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative welcome the G8 statement Click here.

  • Namibia continues response to outbreak:

    • - 18 July 2006
    Entire population immunized for second time in a month Click here.

  • World Food Programme honours Rotary International:

    • - For its role in global polio eradication efforts, Rotary received the prestigious WFP Exemplary Humanitarian Leadership award. Click here.

  • Polio and other diseases targeted in Angola:

    • - 11 July
    Campaign combines a host of health interventions for children Click here.

  • DRC prepares for next round of vaccination:

    • - 6 July
    Importation response to cover nearly 6 million children in highest-risk areas Click here.

  • Response to polio outbreak in Namibia:

    • - 29 June 2006
    Massive turnout for three-day nationwide vaccination campaign Click here.

  • UN Secretary-General highlights polio eradication:

    • - 21 June
    Calls for sustained support for eradication of second disease in history Click here.

  • Bangladesh completes immunization rounds:

    • - 21 June 2006
    Three rounds of polio campaigns conclude successfully with 96% coverage Click here.

  • Polio eradication in Bangladesh:

    • - 8 June 2006
    Vaccination rounds for polio include Vitamin A for 22 million children Click here.

  • Director-General of WHO passes away:

    • - 22 May
    Polio eradication loses a committed leader Click here.

  • WHO honours polio visionary:

    • - 23 May
    William Sergeant of Rotary International receives personal citation Click here.

  • Immunization response to polio case in DR Congo:

    • - 19 May
    Three million children to be immunized in response to an importation of poliovirus Click here.

  • Nigeria polio update:

    • - 1 May 2006
    Enhanced activities planned due to increased incidence in parts of northern Nigeria Click here.

  • Polio declines in Somalia:

    • - 24 March
    Spread of virus to new areas, decline in Mogadishu Click here.

  • Polio in Bangladesh:

    • - 16 March
    Bangladesh responds to first case of polio in five years with massive immunization campaign English

  • Protecting Sudan's children from polio:

    • - 20 February
    Eight million children to be vaccinated in first round of year English

  • Polio-endemic countries hit all-time low of four:

    • - 01 February
    Eradication drive enters new phase with global roll-out of monovalent vaccines Click here.

    2005

  • Sudan pushes polio into retreat:

    • (pdf) English

  • How the polio infrastructure in Pakistan has supported earthquake relief efforts:

    • Click here.

  • Turkey provides funding for polio eradication:

    • Click here.

  • Polio in Somalia - press release:

    • (doc) English

  • Indonesia launches country's largest-ever immunization campagin to tackle expanding polio epidemic:

    • (doc) English

  • Ministry of Health, Angola: Polio Special Alert:

    • - Urgent funding response needed to stop polio outbreak in Angola.Click here for Portuguese version (pdf) English

  • Indonesia: update on polio outbreak:

    • Click here.

  • UK gives $108 million for next 3 years: Calls for commitments from other donors:

    • English

  • Global polio partners call on Organization of Islamic Conference:

    • - firm action and financial support required English

  • Rotary International centennary:

    • Partners applaud the unprecedented role of Rotary in eradicating polio English | français

  • Report of Informal Consultation in Pakistan (10-12 May):

    • Experts conclude that polio can be stopped by year-end (pdf) English

  • World Health Assembly re-affirms goal of polio eradication:

    • 23 May English

  • Africa responds to close down polio epidemic:

    • (pdf) English

  • April Monthly Situation report:

    • on polio eradication (pdf) English | français

  • Latest global facts & figures:

    • on polio eradication (pdf) English | français

  • WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record:

    • article on polio Poliomyelitis outbreak escalates in the Sudan: Case from Sudan reported in Saudi Arabia. (pdf) English

  • Ministers of Health meeting:

    • English

    2004

  • :

    • Photos of leaders in Africa and India vaccinating children in latest immunization drives (doc) English

  • "We are within sight of eradicating polio, and we must go the last mile in order to safeguard the enormous investment in this initiative.":

    • Click here for an editorial from the International Herald Tribune, by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. English

  • One million polio vaccinators, 80 million children, 25 countries: Africa launches largest-ever immunization campaign:

    • (doc) English | français

  • New polio cases confirmed in Guinea, Mali and the Sudan.:

    • Cases reported as Kano, Nigeria, resumes immunizations. (pdf) English | français

  • Note for the Press:

    • - Global Polio Eradication Initiative welcomes immunization campaign in Kano, Nigeria (pdf) English | français

  • Latest global facts & figures:

    • on polio eradication (pdf) English | français

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