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.
06/04/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts: Dr Ondrej Mach, WHO
Why we are developing new polio vaccines for the post-eradication era.
04/04/2018
D’île en île : vacciner sur le lac Tchad
La Dre Adele Daleke Lisi Aluma s’efforce d’atteindre les enfants jamais vaccinés
27/03/2018
Pakistan polio update – February 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for February 2018
26/03/2018
The journey of a stool sample: Understanding polio surveillance
In Pakistan and across the world, the poliovirus surveillance system and laboratory network are critical to eradication efforts.
22/03/2018
Call for expressions of interest
The World Health Organization is currently inviting vendors to submit an Expression of Interest for the provision of technical support for t...
21/03/2018
Ten million children. 70 000 workers. Five days.
What does it take to vaccinate every child in Afghanistan?
20/03/2018
Afghanistan polio snapshot – February 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for February 2018
19/03/2018
Polio personnel support Lassa fever response in Nigeria
In Nigeria, experts from the frontline of polio eradication are helping to end other disease outbreaks.
14/03/2018
News from the European Polio Union
13/03/2018
Ending polio in Nigeria, one home at a time
In Nigeria, dedicated female mobilizers are critical in the fight against polio.
09/03/2018
Vaccination in Somalia: “It’s my job”
In Somalia, determined women are the face of polio eradication.
08/03/2018
From island to island with vaccines in Lake Chad
Dr Adele Daleke Lisi Aluma works to reach children who have never been vaccinated
06/03/2018
Ending polio in Afghanistan: A family affair
In eastern Afghanistan, one family is helping to vaccinate every last child in their community
02/03/2018
Japan provides additional funds to support Pakistan Regional Polio Laboratory
US$ 3.2 million pledged for equipment to help detect the last remaining reservoirs of the virus.
28/02/2018
Pakistan Polio Update – January 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for January 2018
