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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...
26 March 2024
Interviews with four experts
11 March 2024
Women play central, diverse and multifaceted roles in safeguarding children from polio, proving that investments in women’s capacities and s...
The Female Mobiliser Vaccinator (FMV) programme supported by UNICEF and partners continues to play a critical role in efforts to reach every...
A new investment case shows that successful polio transition in the 8 priority countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region will have a...
21 February 2024, Aden, Yemen
A polio survivor in Nangarhar shares his challenges and advises parents to vaccinate their children
An interview with GPEI experts
The frontline worker who lost her feet in a train accident, but never the resolve to eradicate polio from Pakistan
To help end all polio transmission and meet the broader health needs of communities now, the GPEI works with a range of partners to integrat...
