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.
25/08/2021
Adapting and delivering
Afghanistan’s Polio Eradication Initiative continues operations amidst ongoing instability in the country
20/08/2021
Livestream event on polio eradication in Africa – WHO AFRO Regional Committee, 25 August
‘Delivering on a promise – Achieving and sustaining a polio-free Africa’
19/08/2021
GPEI Statement on Afghanistan
19 August 2021
17/08/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – July 2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for July 2021
04/08/2021
GPEI statement on the UK aid cuts
As of 4 August 2021
26/07/2021
United Arab Emirates re-affirms commitment to ending polio in Pakistan
Funding to be used to vaccinate more than 16 million children in 84 highest risk districts
14/07/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – May 2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for May 2021
14/07/2021
Afghanistan polio snapshot – May 2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for May 2021
10/07/2021
Strategy Launch Event
Launch of the Polio Eradication Strategic Plan 2022-2026
24/06/2021
“Saving the future of our children”: The women fighting polio in Pakistan
Pakistan is one of two countries where wild poliovirus remains endemic making it essential that the entire country supports the successful i...
23/06/2021
Afghanistan polio snapshot – April 2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for April 2021
23/06/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – April 2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for April 2021
15/06/2021
G7 Heads of State call for ‘global pandemic radar’ building on polio surveillance network
Value of polio infrastructure in COVID-19 support continues to be highlighted
10/06/2021
Countries reaffirm commitment to ending polio at launch of new eradication strategy
Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks
10/06/2021
G7 Health Ministers reaffirm commitment to achieving polio-free world
Support critical ahead of launch of new strategic plan
