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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

17/02/2017
Japan gives US$ 33.3 million in emergency polio funding

New funding will contribute to emergency efforts in Nigeria and Lake Chad Region to prevent further spread of polio and stop the outbreak f...

14/02/2017
Gates Annual Letter: Zero is the Magic Number

Bill and Melinda Gates have released their Annual Letter, highlighting how close polio eradication is to achieving its goal.

07/02/2017
Staying the course on the long road

Afghanistan’s determined effort to end polio

03/02/2017
When 2 does not equal 2

The importance of detecting type 2 polioviruses ‘post-switch’

30/01/2017
Meeting Every Child’s Right to Vaccines in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is reaching over 5.6 million children with vaccines against polio during large-scale campaign starting in January.

27/01/2017
Polio front and centre at annual meeting of global public health leaders

Ministries of health from around the world call for urgent measures to secure lasting polio-free world

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