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.
25/04/2017
Reaching Every Last Child Animation
In every vulnerable country, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative helps make sure that every child receives polio vaccines; even those wh...
25/04/2017
The Polio Surveillance System Animation
From the most remote communities to the laboratory, the World Health Organization makes sure that the pieces of the polio surveillance syste...
25/04/2017
Monguno: Can Polio’s Furthest Outpost be its Final Frontier?
In a remote corner of northern Nigeria, 95% of children are being reached with the polio vaccine.
24/04/2017
Celebrating Progress Towards Polio Eradication
Polio eradication efforts closer than ever to likely triumph – making it more important than ever to finish the job, says Dr Margaret Chan,...
29/03/2017
A finer sieve
The growing role of environmental surveillance in the drive to eradicate polio
27/03/2017
Making strides with poliovirus containment
Countries have destroyed or plan to securely retain poliovirus type 2
23/03/2017
From coast to coast: Africa unites to tackle threat of polio
116 million children to be immunized from coast to coast across the continent, as regional emergency outbreak response intensifies
07/03/2017
Coffee with Polio Experts: Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq, Pakistan
A short video-chat with Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq, Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Polio Eradication in Pakistan, on the prospects of erad...
07/03/2017
Afghan Women Leading the Battle Against Polio
Meet the Afghan women helping to bring the world closer to eradication
07/03/2017
Vaccination campaigns changing lives of Nigerian women
Polio immunization activities are empowering over 200 000 disadvantaged women in Nigeria.
03/03/2017
Polio calls for research proposals
GPEI is seeking research proposals to accelerate polio eradication
02/03/2017
Tracing every last virus
Afghanistan steps up surveillance to accelerate polio eradication
24/02/2017
Working towards a virus-free polio vaccine
Researchers have taken one step closer to poliovirus-free vaccine production
22/02/2017
Coffee with polio experts: Chris Maher, WHO
A chat about the status of polio eradication in Pakistan in 2016 with Chris Maher, Manager of WHO’s polio eradication efforts’ in the Easter...
21/02/2017
EU provides critical support to health systems strengthening and polio eradication in Nigeria
A €70 million EU grant will support polio eradication and efforts and health systems strengthening in Nigeria
