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.
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
06/12/2017
Outbreak response continues in Syria
All hands on deck to stop polio in Syria amidst conflict
01/12/2017
Life with Polio: Adil’s Story
Giving hope for better lives to people with polio
28/11/2017
Communication is reducing polio outbreak risk in vulnerable countries
Different methods of community engagement help to protect every child with vaccines.
22/11/2017
Afghanistan Polio Snapshot – October 2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for October 2017
22/11/2017
Serosurveys map child immunity in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, blood tests are identifying where vaccination campaigns are working, and where gaps remain to be filled.
21/11/2017
Pakistan Polio Update – October 2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for October 2017
20/11/2017
Delivering a bright future – and vaccines – for all children in Nigeria
On World Children’s Day we look at how the polio eradication programme contributes to ensuring children receive vital vaccines against polio...
16/11/2017
Trains: the new setting for polio eradication in Pakistan
With families on the move posing one of the biggest challenges to eradication in Pakistan, an innovative campaign is vaccinating children on...
15/11/2017
Innovations in reverse cold-chain building resilience for disease surveillance in Sudan
A new approach is improving Sudan’s ability to identify the poliovirus and remain polio-free, despite challenges.
14/11/2017
Italy provides €4.5 million to deliver polio vaccines in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Italy’s contribution supports efforts to vaccinate every last child against polio in the only two countries reporting cases of the disease i...
08/11/2017
Polio infrastructure helping stop malaria in Nigeria
Community health workers responding to humanitarian crisis in Nigeria are helping to stop polio and malaria hand in hand.
