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After a thorough evaluation, an independent Polio Outbreak Response Assessment Team (OBRA), has concluded that there is no evidence of ongoi...
Using the power of sports to unite communities in the fight against polio in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
John Sever, an infectious disease specialist and champion of Rotary’s polio eradication program, died on 25 April. He was 92.
Islamabad, May 4, 2024
30 April 2024
Across Afghanistan, community advocacy to increase vaccine uptake for polio and other deadly diseases has some unsung champions: the local w...
New commitment will help vaccinate 370 million children against polio over five years, preventing paralysis and even death, and strengthen h...
President and First Lady meet with GPEI delegation to discuss measures to increase immunity levels
By Dr Hamid Jafari, Director, Polio Eradication, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
World Immunization Week highlights the importance of immunization globally
9 April 2024
As of January 2024, Iraq has achieved the polio transition process in full. It is the first country among the polio transition priority coun...
Interviews with four experts
26 March 2024
11 March 2024
