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.
18/12/2015
Stopping vaccine-derived polioviruses
With four months to go until the global switch from trivalent to bivalent oral polio vaccine, we are nearing an important milestone in the j...
16/12/2015
Another year, another step closer to a polio-free world
Progress in 2015 has laid the groundwork for a final push towards a polio-free world.
10/12/2015
HOPE Awards
United Arab Emirates and Bill Gates Honor those Working to Stop Polio
03/12/2015
Rotary Recognises Ireland for its Contribution to Eradicating Polio
Government officials from Ireland honoured
30/11/2015
Commonwealth Leaders and Polio Survivors Unite for Polio-Free World
Leaders from Malta, Canada, Nigeria, Pakistan and UK, UN Secretary-General and Commonwealth Secretary-General Designate call for one last pu...
26/11/2015
Determination to Cross the Finish Line
Programme improvements and innovations in 2015 have brought us closer to ending polio in Pakistan – but the road ahead is rough.
23/11/2015
Countries To Destroy or Contain Poliovirus Type 2
Poliovirus Containment – A Key Objective for the Polio Endgame Strategy
17/11/2015
As a mother I never want to see a child paralyzed in her mother’s arms
Committed Afghans are working to better reach children in the midst of a shifting security landscape
10/11/2015
Three Years with No Wild Poliovirus Type 3
Three years on since the last child was paralysed by wild poliovirus type 3, we look back on how we got here
04/11/2015
Rotary raises US$ 300 000 at prestigious concert
26/10/2015
SAGE confirms global polio vaccine switch date as April 2016
Landmark decision paves way for worldwide trivalent to bivalent OPV switch
24/10/2015
This World Polio Day, We Say Thank You
On 24 October, people around the world are voicing their gratitude for the incredible efforts of countless people to eradicate polio.
23/10/2015
Polio outbreak in Somalia officially over
Fourteen months since the most recent case of wild poliovirus in Somalia and the entire African continent, the polio outbreak in Somalia has...
23/10/2015
The Middle East Celebrates Progress on World Polio Day
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative says thank you to the countless of people who have worked tirelessly to stop the polio outbreak in t...
21/10/2015
How close are we to a polio-free world?
Join Rotary International and UNICEF at their World Polio Day event on 23 October and be part of the conversation.
