News Stories
17/11/2015
Committed Afghans are working to better reach children in the midst of a shifting security landscape
10/11/2015
Three years on since the last child was paralysed by wild poliovirus type 3, we look back on how we got here
04/11/2015
On 1 November 2015, Rotary International raised US$300,000 for the global polio eradication effort, at a concert held at the world-famous KKL (Culture and Convention Center) in Lucerne, Switzerland. The event saw internationally-renowned conductor Giov...
26/10/2015
Landmark decision paves way for worldwide trivalent to bivalent OPV switch
24/10/2015
On 24 October, people around the world are voicing their gratitude for the incredible efforts of countless people to eradicate polio.
23/10/2015
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative says thank you to the countless of people who have worked tirelessly to stop the polio outbreak in the Middle East.
23/10/2015
Fourteen months since the most recent case of wild poliovirus in Somalia and the entire African continent, the polio outbreak in Somalia has been officially declared over.
21/10/2015
After an outbreak of circulating vaccine derived poliovirus was reported in Ukraine in September, a vaccination campaign using the oral polio vaccine has been launched.
21/10/2015
Join Rotary International and UNICEF at their World Polio Day event on 23 October and be part of the conversation.
20/10/2015
In the lead up to World Polio Day on 24 October, join the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to reflect on the incredible achievements of the past year.
19/10/2015
This week, in the lead up to World Polio Day on the 24 October, the partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are celebrating progress and preparing for the year to come.
16/10/2015
Ten thousand children who were previously unreached by polio vaccines are now protected from this incurable virus for life, thanks to new health camps.
02/10/2015
Sixty thousand people gathered to show their support for more sustainable solutions for people and the planet, including polio eradication.
30/09/2015
Afghanistan becomes the final polio-endemic country to introduce the inactivated polio vaccine as part of the biggest globally synchronised vaccine introduction in history.
25/09/2015
Only two countries remain endemic to this paralysing disease
