11/02/2014
A surveillance system proved to be the most important milestone in the journey of polio eradication in India,
Testing in Mumbai laboratory of the Enterovirus Research Centre
ERC
Much has been written about India’s success against polio...
10/02/2014
Money to support final push for polio eradication
GENEVA, (Feb. 8, 2014) – Buoyed by progress made in two of three countries where polio has never been stopped and India’s recent success marking three years polio-free, the Lawrence Ellison Foundation...
03/02/2014
The paralysis of children by polio throws into sharp relief the damage to the country’s health infrastructure and the impact of that on the health of the Syrian people
The ongoing outbreak of polio in Syria is one of the most challenging and visible o...
23/01/2014
The UN agencies in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative sign open letter calling on all parties to the Syrian conflict to allow aid to reach children
Two children in a kindergarten Arabic class compete to answer the teacher’s question.
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14/01/2014
More than 2 million children were immunized against polio last week
WHO Syria
14 January 2014 – According to preliminary results more than 2 million children were immunized against polio across Syria last week during a third round of vaccination in r...
13/01/2014
India marks three years since its last case of polio, despite once being considered the most challenging place to end the disease
Today, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative joins India and the global community in celebrating a historic global health...