GPEI-News

07/08/2024

Tragic passing of GPEI Director Aidan O’Leary

30/07/2024

Team End Polio. One team. One dream.

Athletes from around the world unite for a polio-free future

26/07/2024

Regional Health Ministers rally to support immediate steps to stop polio from paralyzing children in the Gaza Strip

19/07/2024

Variant type 2 poliovirus isolated from sewage samples in Gaza

12/06/2024

Dr Chukwuemeka Agbo, a polio champion passes on

Our sincerest condolences for the loss

12/06/2024

Keeping gender in mind to stop wild polio in southern Africa

11/06/2024

WHO polio workers reflect on their role in 2022 Afghanistan earthquake response

06/06/2024

Michael & Akosua Essien Visit Liberia to Champion Polio Eradication in West Africa

Advocating for a Polio-Free Future for Every Child

31/05/2024

WHO cares about WHA?

Countries convening at this week’s World Health Assembly discuss a range of public health topics – but why does this matter for polio?

14/05/2024

Timely outbreak response, enhanced surveillance halts wild poliovirus transmission in Southern Africa

After a thorough evaluation, an independent Polio Outbreak Response Assessment Team (OBRA), has concluded that there is no evidence of ongoi...

13/05/2024

John Sever, a champion of polio eradication, dies

John Sever, an infectious disease specialist and champion of Rotary’s polio eradication program, died on 25 April. He was 92.

13/05/2024

“Red Card Against Polio”

Using the power of sports to unite communities in the fight against polio in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

06/05/2024

GPEI delegation visits Pakistan to discuss strategies to eradicate polio with Government of Pakistan

Islamabad, May 4, 2024

30/04/2024

Closing the gap: the Afghan women gaining ground against vaccine refusals and zero dose children

Across Afghanistan, community advocacy to increase vaccine uptake for polio and other deadly diseases has some unsung champions: the local w...