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05/05/2015
Polio Staff Support Nepal Earthquake Response

Nepal polio infrastructure aids in emergency relief effort following devastating earthquake

29/04/2015
The Faces of a Vaccine Introduction

Meet the individuals behind the IPV introduction in Bangladesh.

24/04/2015
World Immunization Week

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative and routine immunization systems work hand in hand to reduce the immunization gap and protect more c...

23/04/2015
Two Polio Workers Killed in Garowe, Somalia

Among UNICEF colleagues killed in an attack on a UN convoy were two polio heroes

21/04/2015
Oral Polio Vaccine Switch On Track for April 2016

The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization assesses progress towards the withdrawal of oral polio vaccine type 2

02/04/2015
Bangladesh introduces inactivated polio vaccine

The launch of IPV in Bangladesh demonstrates what can be achieved through strong integration of polio eradication and routine immunization

31/03/2015
The Heroism of Health Workers

Frontline health workers are vaccinating children and changing attitudes family by family in the most hard to reach areas of Pakistan

20/03/2015
Finishing What He Started

April marks the 60th anniversary of the announcement that Jonas Salk’s inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) was safe and effective; his work is p...

12/03/2015
Polio Eradication: measuring ourselves every step of the way

At the start of 2015, global and regional bodies have been meeting to evaluate progress and establish strategies for the coming year.

06/03/2015
Making It Happen

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women at the heart of polio eradication

27/02/2015
Polio and Ebola: Legacy in Action

Read more on the work of Dr Singh and Dr Kumar here. Surveillance experts from India are working to strengthen the Ebola outbreak response i...

26/02/2015
Nigeria Introduces the Inactivated Polio Vaccine Into Routine Immunization System

This month, Nigeria became the first polio endemic country to use inactivated polio vaccine in routine systems.

26/02/2015
Pakistan Measures Progress against Low Season Plan

Ensuring access to every child in every district remains the priority in Pakistan.

24/02/2015
Somalia marks six months without a case of polio

Significant progress has been made in the outbreak response, yet missed children remain a threat.

17/02/2015
Major Multi-Country Epidemic Prevented in the Middle East

Since the outbreak of polio and the response launched in October 2013, the Middle East has made incredible progress towards becoming polio-f...

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