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.
08/08/2018
Pakistan polio update – June 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for June 2018
08/08/2018
Afghanistan polio snapshot – June 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for June 2018
30/07/2018
Governors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo commit to eradicating polio
24/07/2018
“I won’t stop working until every child is protected”
Afia is part of one of the biggest female work forces in Afghanistan.
23/07/2018
Fractional dose IPV shown effective to stop outbreaks
New study shows fractional dose IPV (fIPV) boosts mucosal immunity in previously OPV-vaccinated children.
23/07/2018
Disease surveillance innovations help defeat the poliovirus
Across the Lake Chad Basin, e-Surve technology is revolutionizing the way that the polio programme conducts disease surveillance
23/07/2018
Strengthening vaccine trust in Pakistan
How a vaccine refuser became an advocate for polio eradication.
18/07/2018
Pakistan polio update – May 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for May 2018
12/07/2018
Papua New Guinea launches comprehensive outbreak response to cVDPV detection
Government launches emergency measures to prevent children from lifelong paralysis.
12/07/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts: Honorine Mollard Billard, WHO
Honorine Mollard Billard, Polio Eradication Officer at WHO, speaks to us about critical country support to vaccination campaigns in Lao PDR...
10/07/2018
Afghanistan polio snapshot – May 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for May 2018
29/06/2018
“These places prove our biggest challenge”
In the sahel surrounding Lake Chad, health workers provide vaccines to refugees and internally displaced people.
29/06/2018
Rotary recognizes Canada’s commitment to polio
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s continued support for polio eradication celebrated at the 2018 Rotary International Convention.
27/06/2018
Raising immunity in northern Nigeria
In hard-to-reach communities, a Canada-funded project is opening up access to health.
26/06/2018
Women in polio eradication: “It was my dream to become a doctor”
Dr Farzia Sadat was forced out of university for six years, but she persisted. Now she manages over a thousand people in the polio eradicati...
