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.
02/12/2019
Fighting polio, one SMS at a time!
At 25,747 alerts and counting, the AVADAR app is a pivotal tool in the disease surveillance arsenal.
25/11/2019
“Rotarians never leave the job incomplete.”
Aziz Memon, incoming Rotary Foundation Trustee, explains why he’s determined to finish the task of polio eradication.
19/11/2019
Global leaders pledge US$ 2.6 billion to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile forum
Countries and partners announce commitments to vaccinate 450 million children against polio each year and to overcome barriers to reaching e...
19/11/2019
Afghanistan polio snapshot – October 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for October 2019
14/11/2019
The ‘plus’ in Rotary PolioPlus: Providing Clean Water
Part two in our series on the ‘plus’ in PolioPlus.
31/10/2019
G20 Health Ministers look forward to GPEI pledging event
In the run up to the GPEI Pledging Event in November, the G20 Okayama Declaration emphasizes ending polio and delivering vaccines to all.
30/10/2019
Meet Junaisa, A little girl with polio
Three-year-old Junaisa is the first child in the Philippines to contract polio since 2001. This is her story.
25/10/2019
WHO DG: Thank you to all who made WPV3-free world possible
DG calls for doubling of efforts to now finish all remaining poliovirus strains
24/10/2019
Two out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated
Global eradication of wild poliovirus type 3 declared on World Polio Day
22/10/2019
Meet the man using basketball to end polio
Mahamed combines sports with innovative polio immunization messages
14/10/2019
Afghanistan polio snapshot – September 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for September 2019
14/10/2019
Anticipated WPV3 global certification
Second wild poliovirus strain globally eradicated?
09/10/2019
Pakistan polio snapshot – August 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for August 2019
27/09/2019
Global Crowdsourcing Initiative (with a cash prize!) to support polio eradication efforts in Pakistan
The Polio Eradication Initiative is looking for innovative ways to detect, control and respond to anti-vaccination propaganda on social medi...
27/09/2019
We are doing so much more than eradicating polio
A series on the ‘plus’ in PolioPlus: preventing other diseases
