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.
26/04/2022
GPEI calls for renewed commitments to achieve promise of a polio-free world
US$4.8 billion budget needed to implement new Strategy and eradicate the infectious disease
Germany announces it will co-host polio pledgin...
20/04/2022
Using the power of sports to advocate for children’s vaccination and polio eradication
Australian and Pakistani cricketers pay tribute to polio workers and helps raise awareness about vaccination to protect children against pol...
13/04/2022
SAGE urges global action on unique polio opportunity
With wild polio at lowest levels in history, SAGE also turns focus on post-eradication
30/03/2022
Somalia ‘Call to Action’ Summit for Polio
High-level summit held to take urgent action to end polio in country
23/03/2022
Striving to protect every child against polio in the middle of a humanitarian crisis
Polio workers in Afghanistan like Subhania are working hard to protect children against polio and other vaccine preventable diseases.
17/03/2022
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 confirmed in Israel
Local health authorities conducting investigations to determine source of virus and potential risk of further spread
09/03/2022
Women supporting polio eradication in Pakistan
The brave women at all levels of the polio program bring us closer to a world without polio.
08/03/2022
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs sends message for International Women’s Day
José Manuel Albares, a Gender Champion for Polio Eradication pays tribute to women in polio eradication
03/03/2022
GPEI Statement on the cVDPV Outbreaks in the Northern Governorates in Yemen
1 March 2022
02/03/2022
GPEI deeply concerned for health of Ukrainian people amid escalating crisis
Insecurity and displacement increase risk of diseases such as polio
24/02/2022
Statements on attacks on health workers in Afghanistan
Statements by Regional Director EMRO and United Nations in the country
17/02/2022
GPEI Statement on WPV1 in Malawi
Wild poliovirus type 1 detected in Lilongwe, Malawi
14/02/2022
EMRO Regional Subcommittee on Polio Eradication and Outbreaks holds fourth meeting
Members issue two statements on Yemen and Afghanistan calling for uninterrupted access for vaccinations to all children
10/02/2022
Dr Pascal Mkanda retires from WHO Regional Office for Africa
From a remote village in Malawi called Chinthenche to Zambia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and finally the WHO Regional Office for Africa.
08/02/2022
‘What I learned from my time contributing to the eradication of polio in Pakistan’
“I hope one day I can tell my son the story of how polio was eradicated and how no child will ever be paralyzed by this virus again.”
