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.
03/02/2020
Pakistan polio snapshot – November 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for November 2019
03/02/2020
Pakistan polio snapshot – December 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for December 2019
28/01/2020
Meet Anis, the tailor who became a polio eradicator
I want to help my people – polio is a danger to every child, and we should eradicate it
22/01/2020
How an abandoned hospital in Karachi became an asset for community health
Exploring the ‘plus’ in PolioPlus.
13/01/2020
Mitigating the threat of poliovirus importation to Sudan
To prevent a possible outbreak, WHO and national health authorities have been implementing vaccination campaigns and boosting disease survei...
09/01/2020
1 camp down, 3450 to go: Reaching nomadic settlements in the Lake Chad Basin
Ensuring nomadic children receive their polio vaccines is a formidable task.
07/01/2020
Afghanistan polio snapshot – November 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for November 2019
07/01/2020
Pakistan polio snapshot – October 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for October 2019
21/12/2019
Three African countries halt polio outbreaks
Kenya, Mozambique and Niger have curbed polio outbreaks that erupted in different episodes over the past 24 months, World Health Organizatio...
19/12/2019
Q&A with Michel Zaffran: cVDPV2 and the vaccine available to stop it
GPEI head Michel Zaffran sheds light on the global cVDPV2 situation, the need for type 2-containing OPV, and implications for containment
18/12/2019
Meet ten exceptional individuals who inspired us in the 2010s
Ten years, ten heroes of polio eradication. We revisit the stories of incredible people all over the world dedicated to ending polio.
15/12/2019
Applying a gender lens to Nigeria’s surveillance network
Gender-disaggregated data drives progress in Nigeria’s polio eradication programme.
11/12/2019
The ‘plus’ in Rotary PolioPlus: Creating Jobs
Part three in our series on the ‘plus’ in PolioPlus.
04/12/2019
WHO announces the inaugural “The Health for All Film Festival”
WHO invites filmmakers to participate in our inaugural film festival
03/12/2019
Pakistan polio snapshot – September 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for September 2019
