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.
22/03/2016
Micropatches provide potential new delivery method
An innovative new product may help the polio program to spare doses of IPV.
08/03/2016
Saying Thank You This International Women’s Day
From reaching every child with polio vaccines to ensuring their children receive the protection they deserve, women are at the heart of poli...
03/03/2016
Journal of Infectious Diseases publishes supplement on polio eradication in Nigeria
Supplement highlights key programmatic innovations that led to success.
02/03/2016
The Broader Benefits of Polio Eradication Efforts in Africa
A new short film shows why it is so important to plan for how the polio infrastructure can be used to meet broader health needs, both now an...
29/02/2016
The people at the Heart of Polio eradication in Afghanistan
23/02/2016
Preparations for the Switch Accelerate
There are just eight weeks to go until the switch from trivalent to bivalent oral polio vaccine in April 2016
22/02/2016
Securing a Polio-free World
Through this series of short videos, learn about the polio vaccines, the phased removal of the oral polio vaccine and poliovirus containment
19/02/2016
African Leaders Gather to Recommit to Immunization Goals
At the Ministerial Conference on Immunization on 24 – 25 February, discussions on harnessing polio’s lessons and infrastructure to support o...
19/02/2016
Overcoming the Final Hurdles
The Expert Review Committee in Nigeria met in February to assess the risks that need to be overcome in order to bring Nigeria closer to fini...
12/02/2016
Environmental surveillance and the Polio Eradication Effort
Dr Ousmane Diop explains the importance of one of the innovations that will bring us closer to a polio-free world
11/02/2016
Iraq Introduces Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine
In the face of considerable security challenges, Iraq has introduced the inactivated poliovirus vaccine into its routine immunization system...
01/02/2016
TAG optimistic of Pakistan progress on polio
"We still have areas that could risk it all," cautions chair
31/01/2016
“We Are So Close To Success”
At the end of four years as Director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Dr Hamid Jafari reflects on twenty years of experience, the...
29/01/2016
Learning From Experience
How lessons learned from the polio programme and the people at the heart of the system are strengthening routine immunization in Nigeria.
29/01/2016
Executive Board Meets in Geneva
Recognising both progress and remaining challenges, member states renew commitment to polio eradication at the 2016 Executive Board meeting....
