News Stories
13/03/2021
To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), a modified vaccine, known as novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) is now being rolled out.
07/03/2021
Spanish Foreign Minister reflects on the role of women in polio eradication after her visit to Chad
05/03/2021
By asking polio eradicators to “put on their gender glasses”, Heather Monnet is a driving force behind the GPEI gender strategy.
24/02/2021
As we approach International Women’s Day, GPEI honours two women without whom we would not be where we are
23/02/2021
In a special interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to Holger Knaack (HK), President of Rotary International.
18/02/2021
Dr. Folake Olayinka speaks about overcoming gender-related barriers to immunization.
08/02/2021
Report outlines the vital role that the polio eradication network plays in global health security and argues that this infrastructure must be sustained.
02/02/2021
Dr. De Sousa has spent more than twenty years charting the highs and lows of polio eradication in Angola.
28/01/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for November 2020
28/01/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for November 2020
26/01/2021
Even in face of global COVID-19 pandemic, governments and partners start the battle afresh, determined to finish polio once and for all
14/01/2021
Health workers take COVID-19 precautions to deliver polio drops
12/01/2021
In a special one-off interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to both Aidan O’Leary (A-O’L) and Michel Zaffran (MZ) about the future of polio eradication.
07/01/2021
After a pandemic that triggered a deep global health and economic crisis, the POB addresses the next phase of GPEI support for COVID-19 response.
23/12/2020
Vaccinators tackle winter conditions and challenging contexts during Afghanistan’s last polio campaign of the year.
