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.
18/08/2017
Afghanistan Polio Snapshot – July 2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for July 2017
14/08/2017
Somalia celebrates 3 years polio free: WHO urges continued caution
It’s been 3 years since Somalia saw its last case of wild poliovirus. While this is a cause for celebration, it’s also a call for continued...
07/08/2017
The Remarkable Impact of Frontline Workers
Karachi’s Khalida - forging a path to trust in vaccines
04/08/2017
United Kingdom Recommits to End Polio
New funding from the UK for polio eradication will immunize up to 45 million children a year against polio.
19/07/2017
Pakistan Prepared for Polio High Season
With five national campaigns since October 2016, Pakistan is well positioned to face the challenges ahead.
17/07/2017
Protect against polio this Hajj
Saudi Arabia has issued health requirements for travellers during the Hajj season
10/07/2017
Polio Eradication Efforts Acknowledged by G20 Heads of State
Leaders of the Group of Twenty commit to complete polio eradication
28/06/2017
Japan Becomes Co-Chair of the Polio Partners Group
Ambassador Carole Lanteri hands over to Ambassador Mitsuko Shino as co-chair of the Polio Partners Group, as countries and partners come tog...
28/06/2017
Leaving No Virus Unchecked in Nigeria
The Korea Foundation for International Healthcare is supporting efforts to improve surveillance in one of the last remaining strongholds of...
27/06/2017
Polio Eradication Pioneer and Leader Dr Chan Retires from WHO
GPEI offers sincere thanks for her ten-year leadership, which brought the world to the threshold of being polio-free.
27/06/2017
Coffee with Polio Experts: Dr Ousmane Diop, WHO
A short chat with Dr Ousmane Diop, Coordinator of the Global Polio Laboratory Network, on innovative ways to track and find polioviruses thr...
21/06/2017
Reaching the Hard to Reach: Ending Polio in Conflict Zones
Important lessons on stopping the poliovirus in the most challenging locations are moving the polio eradication programme closer to the fini...
12/06/2017
Public Health Leaders Unite to Bring Polio One Step Closer to Eradication
Countries and partners pledge US$ 1.2 billion to protect 450 million children from polio every year
12/06/2017
Thank you Rotary
WHO Director-General and UNICEF Executive Director thank Rotary
09/06/2017
Responding to an outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus: Interview with Michel Zaffran, WHO
Michel Zaffran, Director of Polio at WHO, talks to us about vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) and how WHO is working to stop the recent ou...
