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.
15/01/2018
Afghanistan polio snapshot – December 2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for December 2017
15/01/2018
Vaccine-derived Polioviruses
To eradicate polio, we need to stop all strains of the virus, including vaccine-derived polioviruses. This short animation explains how thes...
09/01/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts: Dr Urs Herzog, Rotarian and polio survivor
We join Dr Urs Herzog, Rotarian, polio eradicator, National PolioPlus Advocacy Advisor for Rotary Switzerland and polio survivor himself, as...
29/12/2017
Capturing lessons from polio eradication
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is partnering with institutions in seven countries to help document and disseminate knowledg...
21/12/2017
Afghanistan Polio Snapshot – November 2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for November 2017
21/12/2017
Coffee with Polio Experts: Professor David Salisbury
Professor David Salisbury, chair of the Global Commission for the Certification of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis, talks us through the pr...
21/12/2017
Coffee with Polio Experts: Carolyn Sein, WHO
Carolyn Sein, Technical Officer for the GPEI programme, talks to us about circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses, and the important differ...
20/12/2017
Pakistan Polio Update – November 2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for November 2017
18/12/2017
Working toward a polio-free future: 2017 in review
Global progress and renewed commitment brought us closer than ever to a world without polio.
18/12/2017
Polio eradication remains top priority for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Member states commended for support of polio eradication efforts at the recent Islamic Conference of Health Ministers in Jeddah
18/12/2017
Germany provides additional critically-needed funds to Pakistan
€ 2 million in support pledged to help defeat last remaining reservoirs of the virus
12/12/2017
Working together to reach every last child
In Pakistan, the polio eradication programme and the routine immunization programme are working hand in hand to increase vaccination coverag...
12/12/2017
Polio survivors live a life of mobility
Polio survivors in Burkina Faso are reaching their full potential thanks to Rotary support
12/12/2017
Advisory Groups meet to review progress against polio eradication
Recommendations for further interventions in Pakistan and Afghanistan as progress towards polio eradication is put under the microscope.
07/12/2017
Islamic Advisory Group launches training manual on polio eradication, mother and child health and immunization
Muslim leaders urge parents to vaccinate their children
