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.
27/10/2021
Bringing an end to polio: A new strategy for the last mile
While tremendous progress has been made in the fight against polio, wild poliovirus remains endemic to two countries and the threat of cVDPV...
25/10/2021
Polio-free in the Americas for 30 Years
The last detected case of polio in the Region of the Americas was in 1991. This year we celebrate 30 years without the disease! But what doe...
19/10/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – September 2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for September 2021
19/10/2021
The polio retirees spending their golden years on the eradication trail
For a few incredible eradicators, a life’s purpose doesn’t stop at retirement
18/10/2021
Nationwide polio vaccination campaign set to recommence across Afghanistan in November
WHO and UNICEF welcome the decision by the Taliban leadership supporting the resumption of nationwide polio vaccination across Afghanistan.
13/10/2021
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus in Ukraine
Virus isolated from Rivne province in north-west of country
10/10/2021
Independent experts advise move to next use phase for novel oral polio vaccine type 2
The recommendation further advances nOPV2 as a critical new tool in the fight against circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2)
29/09/2021
Anand Kumar: From polio to para-sports world champ
More often than not, the road to a meaningful triumph is a bumpy one.
14/09/2021
GPEI commits to Generation Equality Forum
GPEI joins the 5-year action journey to achieve irreversible progress towards gender equality
14/09/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – August 2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for August 2021
07/09/2021
G20 health ministers recommit to polio, stress importance of pandemic response
07 September 2021
27/08/2021
African countries commit to ending all forms of polio
27/08/2021
WHO AFRO Wild Polio Free Anniversary: Leaders Urge Continued Commitment
Despite success against wild polio in the African region, outbreaks of the non-wild form of polio, cVDPV2, continue. With continued country...
27/08/2021
WHO AFRO Wild Polio Free Anniversary: A New Innovation to Tackle Polio Outbreaks
Learn how the type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) is being rolled out across Africa to help more sustainably address outbreaks of a non-...
27/08/2021
WHO AFRO Wild Polio Free Anniversary: Survivors Share Their Hopes for a Polio Free World
Three polio survivors from Mozambique, Congo and Ethiopia share their experiences of living with the effects of disease, and their hope for...
