The legacy of isolation is a double-edged sword for children in Nuristan, Eastern Afghanistan
In Afghanistan’s remote and mountainous Nuristan province, children are highly vulnerable to polio and other deadly diseases due to multiple, intersecting needs that stem from long-standing isolation and multiple deprivations.
14/11/2024
Global leaders undaunted in face of rising polio cases
12/11/2024
Virtual Update on Polio Eradication, 13 November
11/11/2024
Global Model World Health Organization eyes success on securing lasting polio-free world
11/11/2024
Second round of polio campaign in Gaza completed amid ongoing conflict and attacks: UNICEF and WHO
05/11/2024
Hamid Jafari: the polio endgame and its challenges
Hamid Jafari talks to Gary Humphreys about the non-linear nature of progress toward polio eradication and the challenges faced in the last t...
01/11/2024
Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza
Joint statement by WHO and UNICEF
24/10/2024
85 per cent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile and conflict-affected countries
On World Polio Day, UNICEF warns that polio cases in these settings have more than doubled over the past five years
23/10/2024
Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign
Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northe...
22/10/2024
Polio Anywhere is a Threat Everywhere: Why the UK Must Act
22/10/2024
World Polio Day 2024 – a chance for reflection and a reminder to reach every last child
17/10/2024
GPEI Announces Strategy Extension and Revised Budget to Protect All Children from Polio
11/10/2024
Second round of polio vaccination in the Gaza Strip aims to vaccinate over half a million children
09/10/2024
Poliovirus potentially infectious material (PIM) and Bangladesh’s work to minimize risk
24/09/2024
GPEI Welcomes 23rd Annual Report from the Independent Monitoring Board
GPEI Welcomes 23rd Annual Report from the Independent Monitoring Board
23/09/2024
GPEI welcomes Canada’s pledge of CAN $151 million to achieve global eradication of polio and build stronger health systems worldwide
Canada’s total contributions to polio effort surpass CAN $1 billion since 1988
