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.
13/12/2016
Populations on the Move: Vaccinating Every Child in Afghanistan
Through this photo story, meet some of the health care workers and families ensuring all children are protected against polio on the borders...
13/12/2016
Coffee with Polio Experts: Carol Pandak, Rotary International
A chat about Rotary’s role in polio eradication with Carol Pandak, PolioPlus Director for Rotary International
09/12/2016
Surveillance a top priority on Pakistan’s mission to eradicate polio
Pakistan is building a sensitive system to find every last virus by training surveillance officers, scaling up the workforce and increasing...
08/12/2016
Somali Islamic Scholars Pledge Support for Immunization
A National Islamic Advisory Group has been established in Somalia to support polio eradication and routine immunization.
07/12/2016
Innovation Series: Clinical Trials Are Bringing Polio Eradication Within Reach
Clinical trials are constantly finding ways to improve the tools and methods used to protect children against polio, even in the most diffic...
25/11/2016
Vaccinating Children Amidst Insecurity in South Sudan
WHO, UNICEF and partners have reached 1.1 million children with the oral polio vaccine in South Sudan this November
24/11/2016
Intensifying Outbreak Response Efforts Across Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin
Regional emergency outbreak response is being further intensified, amid humanitarian crisis and insecurity.
23/11/2016
Polio partner named Outstanding Foundation
Rotary Foundation has been recognized as the Outstanding Foundation of 2016 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals
17/11/2016
Innovation Series: The Last Millimetre
Research is delivering faster, cheaper and easier ways to administer the injectable inactivated polio vaccine to every last child
08/11/2016
Innovation Series: How a New Method of Delivering the Inactivated Polio Vaccine Could Help Overcome Global Supply Challenges
With SAGE recommending the use of fractional doses of the inactivated polio vaccine, a solution has been found to address global supply cons...
03/11/2016
Innovation Series: Technology is Helping to Ensure Polio Workers Are Where They Are Most Needed
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative gets polio workers to the most vulnerable locations.
25/10/2016
Good things come in small packages
SAGE recommends the use of fractional IPV
25/10/2016
Recognising Health Care Workers This World Polio Day
Polio workers around the world overcome huge obstacles every day to protect millions of children and ensure that we end polio.
24/10/2016
World Polio Day 2016
24/10/2016
Innovation Series: The Ideas That Will Help End Polio
To mark this World Polio Day, we launch an innovation series celebrating the new approaches helping to address the final hurdles standing in...
