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.
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...
22/06/2018
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 confirmed in Papua New Guinea
Outbreak response to be launched to stop further spread of the virus
21/06/2018
Republic of Korea becomes first donor to support polio outbreak response in Horn of Africa
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea announced today an additional US$ 2 million to fund polio outbreak response and sur...
20/06/2018
Stopping polio at the border
Protecting refugees, returnees and other travelers from the poliovirus is a full-time job along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
15/06/2018
World leaders reaffirm commitment to polio eradication at G7 Summit
“We reconfirm our resolve to work with partners to eradicate polio and effectively manage the post-polio transition.”
15/06/2018
Update on suspected polio case in Venezuela
Following unconfirmed reports on 8 June of suspected polio re-emergence in Venezuela, final laboratory testing has confirmed the cause of th...
14/06/2018
Gavi Board funds inactivated poliovirus vaccine until 2020
Flexible support to Nigeria also approved.
13/06/2018
Acute flaccid paralysis case under investigation in Venezuela
In response to media reports about a polio case in Venezuela which emerged last week, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) wishes...
31/05/2018
Pakistan polio update – April 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for April 2018
30/05/2018
Afghanistan polio snapshot – April 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for April 2018
28/05/2018
Eradicate, transition and contain
Polio discussions at this year’s World Health Assembly
25/05/2018
“My polio-free district is a step towards a polio-free Pakistan”
Meet a doctor at the frontline of polio eradication
