By asking polio eradicators to “put on their gender glasses”, Heather Monnet is a driving force behind the GPEI gender strategy.
As we approach International Women’s Day, GPEI honours two women without whom we would not be where we are
In a special interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to Holger Knaack (HK), President of Rotary International.
Report outlines the vital role that the polio eradication network plays in global health security and argues that this infrastru...
Polio this week as of 03 March 2021 Did you miss the February edition of Polio News? Take a look here to get up to date with the recent news, donor and programme updates. Summary of new WPV and cVDPV viruses this week (AFP cases and ES po...
Read MoreA map showing the latest number of WPV1 and cVDPV cases in each affected country
Read MorePolio remains endemic in two countries – Afghanistan 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 six 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), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. 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 2019-2023 are projected to be approximately US$ 4.2 billion.
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