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.
16/05/2014
Is every child being reached?
For the first time in the Middle East, mobile technology helps answer this question, in Iraq.
05/05/2014
To Protect Progress, WHO Declares Polio Spread Public Health Emergency of International Concern
To Protect Progress, WHO Declares Polio Spread Public Health Emergency of International Concern
30/04/2014
Updated WHO vaccination recommendations for travellers published
Updated recommendations endorsed at last month’s SAGE meeting
28/04/2014
WHO convenes International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on polio
To discuss international spread of wild poliovirus
07/04/2014
First Mass Vaccination Campaigns Start since Polio found in Iraq
Middle East polio outbreak response continues
06/04/2014
Polio eradication features at global immunization expert meeting
SAGE reviews current status of global polio eradication effort
27/03/2014
WHO SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION DECLARED POLIO-FREE
Home to 1.8 billion people
26/03/2014
One Small Step for a Child, One Giant Leap Toward Ending Polio Forever:
120 Low- and Middle-Income Countries Gain Low-Cost Access to IPV
26/03/2014
The year that was
And where polio eradication stands now
25/03/2014
Monaco Reaffirms Commitment to the Polio Eradication Initiative
The Principality of Monaco has donated €170 000 to polio eradication operations worldwide, with a particular emphasis on Niger
24/03/2014
From Refugee to Vaccinator: the Story of Feria
Protecting children in Iraq from polio
28/02/2014
The ins and outs of polio surveillance
28/02/2014
Availability and price of inactivated polio vaccine
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and the GAVI Alliance welcome the conclusion of UNICEF’s tender process
27/02/2014
Islamic Scholars Call for Access to Vaccinate Children
27/02/2014
Action on EB request on Polio Vaccination of Travellers
WHO takes steps to assess public health benefits of tightening application of polio vaccination recommendations for travellers
