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21 August 2024
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.

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

25/01/2017
Republic of Korea takes flight for polio

The Government of Korea gives US $4 million for polio disease surveillance and outbreak response

20/01/2017
On the Cusp of Eradication

A global polio communication package to help equip countries with the strategies and tools to finish polio

20/01/2017
Working Towards a Polio-Free Afghanistan

Tahera and over 65,000 dedicated frontline workers are at the heart of efforts to eradicate polio from Afghanistan.

18/01/2017
Polio Programme Underpinning Measles Campaign in Nigeria

In January, the polio programme is contributing to the protection of more than 4 million children against measles.

13/01/2017
India celebrates six years polio free

Today we are proud to be celebrating the sixth anniversary of the last case of polio in India.

12/01/2017
Pakistan’s Rise to Zero

Transit vaccination: fleeting interaction, permanent benefit

10/01/2017
Innovation Series: How Robots Are Helping to End Polio

Automated machines at the CDC are increasing the number of samples tested for polio and for immunity against it.

19/12/2016
Launching a Rapid Response to Reach Nigeria’s Last Child

Meet the frontline health workers and community mobilizers who are striving to reach and protect some of the world’s most vulnerable childre...

16/12/2016
Innovation Series: Two countries, one team

Afghanistan and Pakistan are proving that countries are stronger together in the fight to stop the poliovirus.

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