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16/12/2021
Programme progress in Pakistan

High level commitment to ending polio in Pakistan by regional UN leadership

01/12/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – October 2021

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for October 2021

09/11/2021
No polio detected in Tajikistan since third round of supplemental immunization

Polio returned to Tajikistan last year when a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreak was declared in the province o...

03/11/2021
Afghanistan polio snapshot – September 2021

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for September 2021

02/11/2021
Cross River State leverages polio campaign structure to integrate Covid-19 vaccination

To encourage the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination, the Nigerian Government, with support from the WHO, leveraged the polio vaccination campaig...

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
Pakistan polio snapshot – August 2021

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for August 2021

14/09/2021
GPEI commits to Generation Equality Forum

GPEI joins the 5-year action journey to achieve irreversible progress towards gender equality

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