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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.

10/02/2020
Executive Board endorse intensified polio eradication effort

In face of challenging epidemiology, global health experts endorse new cVDPV2 response strategy

06/02/2020
The rapid response team steering Africa’s polio fight

Meet the experts who deploy at a moment’s notice to fight outbreaks across the region.

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.

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