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.
21/04/2020
Afghanistan polio snapshot – March 2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for March 2020
20/04/2020
Pakistan polio snapshot – February 2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for February 2020
08/04/2020
Afghanistan polio snapshot – February 2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for February 2020
02/04/2020
Meet the courageous women ending polio in Somalia
Health workers are the beating heart of every health system and the majority - seventy percent worldwide - are women. Meet Noora, Zainab and...
02/04/2020
Call to action to support COVID-19 response
Polio Oversight Board Statement
18/03/2020
Polio eradication and COVID-19
A public health imperative
13/03/2020
“The first call”
Polio eradication staff support COVID-19 response
09/03/2020
Coffee with Polio Experts – Dr. Hamid Jafari, WHO
Dr. Hamid Jafari, Director of Polio Eradication for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, speaks to us about the actions the programme is ta...
06/03/2020
Pakistan polio snapshot – January 2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for January 2020
05/03/2020
Resilient women drive polio eradication in Pakistan
To end polio we must overcome gender barriers and support equality everywhere.
03/03/2020
Women Leaders in Polio Eradication: Dr Faten Kamel
Meet WHO’s Dr Faten Kamel, who has spent close to 25 years outsmarting the virus in the Middle East, Horn of Africa and Central Asia.
27/02/2020
Afghanistan polio snapshot – January 2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for January 2020
19/02/2020
Polio eradication on UN Secretary-General’s agenda during Pakistan visit
At a vaccination campaign in Lahore, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed personal commitment to end polio.
