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.
14/05/2024
Timely outbreak response, enhanced surveillance halts wild poliovirus transmission in Southern Africa
After a thorough evaluation, an independent Polio Outbreak Response Assessment Team (OBRA), has concluded that there is no evidence of ongoi...
13/05/2024
“Red Card Against Polio”
Using the power of sports to unite communities in the fight against polio in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
13/05/2024
John Sever, a champion of polio eradication, dies
John Sever, an infectious disease specialist and champion of Rotary’s polio eradication program, died on 25 April. He was 92.
06/05/2024
GPEI delegation visits Pakistan to discuss strategies to eradicate polio with Government of Pakistan
Islamabad, May 4, 2024
30/04/2024
Closing the gap: the Afghan women gaining ground against vaccine refusals and zero dose children
Across Afghanistan, community advocacy to increase vaccine uptake for polio and other deadly diseases has some unsung champions: the local w...
30/04/2024
GPEI partners join in celebrating 50 years of the Islamic Development Bank
30 April 2024
28/04/2024
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pledges US$ 500 million to protect children from polio and end the disease for good
New commitment will help vaccinate 370 million children against polio over five years, preventing paralysis and even death, and strengthen h...
26/04/2024
Madagascar – high-level polio meeting aims to further intensify outbreak response
President and First Lady meet with GPEI delegation to discuss measures to increase immunity levels
24/04/2024
50 Years of Impact: How Polio Eradication and EPI Demonstrate What Is Humanly Possible
By Dr Hamid Jafari, Director, Polio Eradication, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
22/04/2024
GPEI partners join in celebrating 50 years of EPI
World Immunization Week highlights the importance of immunization globally
09/04/2024
Celebrating a Polio-free India, Dreaming of a Polio-free World
9 April 2024
04/04/2024
WHO commends Iraq’s world-first in polio transition
As of January 2024, Iraq has achieved the polio transition process in full. It is the first country among the polio transition priority coun...
27/03/2024
Health ministers convene in pivotal year for polio eradication
26 March 2024
27/03/2024
Experts reflect on a decade of Wild Polio-Free Certification for the South-East Asia Region
Interviews with four experts
13/03/2024
Sudan to respond to new emergence of variant poliovirus in Red Sea State
