News - GPEI
20/03/2026
GPEI statement on UK announcement to end its funding for GPEI

10/03/2026
“Let’s buckle up”

Drops of life, to beat a virus that does not see race or religion

10/03/2026
Pakistan: when a WHO-supported measles–rubella drive also protects millions from polio

The preventive vaccination campaign led by Pakistan in partnership with the World Health Organization protected 34 million children against...

09/03/2026
Braving conflict to protect children from polio in Gaza: women at the frontline of the response

06/03/2026
Women are leading polio outbreak response efforts across Africa

Across the DRC, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the African continent, women are proving that when you invest in their leadership and skills, childre...

04/03/2026
Rotary at the Heart of a Polio‑Free World

16/02/2026
Mobilizing 400 000 WHO-trained polio workers to vaccinate 45 million children in Pakistan

13/02/2026
Novel oral polio vaccine type 2 by India’s Biological E achieves WHO prequalification

Biological E becomes the second full nOPV2 manufacturer, alongside PT Bio Farma, providing diversified, reliable supply of this essential to...

11/02/2026
Japan supports polio eradication and immunization in Afghanistan with US$6.3 million contribution

The contribution reinforces Japan’s long-standing support to Afghanistan’s health sector and helps sustain progress toward the global goal o...

04/02/2026
“Vaccines are bringing us closer to the eradication of polio”

WHO Executive Board recommits

29/01/2026
Seven ways WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region advanced polio eradication in 2025

22/01/2026
Alwaleed Philanthropies (Global) continues its long-standing commitment with US$15 million for global polio eradication efforts

Three-year funding will support vaccination and surveillance activities in endemic and outbreak countries

01/01/2026
Protecting children without fear: A new way to vaccinate against polio in Afghanistan

01/01/2026
Saving lives beyond vaccination: Polio teams on the frontline of the Kunar earthquake response

18/12/2025
2025 – A Year that Tested Us and Prepared Us to Finish the Job

End-of-year message from Dr Jamal Ahmed, Director, Polio Eradication, WHO, and Chair of the Strategy Committee of the Global Polio Eradicati...

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