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.
09/10/2023
Enhancing polio vaccination campaign quality in Madagascar
22 September 2023
21/09/2023
Polio outbreak in Ukraine closed
A success story for public health despite extreme challenges of war
13/09/2023
GPEI Statement on the Independent Monitoring Board’s Review of its 2022-2026 Strategy
13/09/2023
04/09/2023
Polio leaders in Pakistan on extraordinary operations visit
Newly-appointed Pakistan leaders committed to delivering polio-free country
07/08/2023
Geo-tracking system enhances polio response in Congo
Since the Republic of Congo first confirmed a case of cVDPV1 in March 2023 (the first such detection in more than two decades), the country...
25/07/2023
Extraordinary chains of coordination to detect poliovirus amidst Sudan’s conflict
At the earliest signs of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, in the middle of April, WHO’s country team sprang into action. After all, conflict a...
21/07/2023
GPEI delegation concludes visit to Pakistan
Says commitment to polio eradication remains commendable, interruption of wild poliovirus is possible in six months with support from commun...
11/07/2023
Africa’s polio certification commission calls for urgent action to bolster vaccination
Kinshasa, 7 July 2023
22/06/2023
Contributing to a lasting legacy
The ‘father’ of polio laboratories in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
22/06/2023
Women Leaders in Polio Eradication: Thongbotho Mphoyakgosi
Twenty years ago, Thongbotho Mphoyakgosi, wanted to be a social worker. “But fate had me here,” she laughs, as she gestures to her surroundi...
21/06/2023
Women Leaders in Polio Eradication: Raquelina Mazuze
60-year-old Raquelina Mazuze is proud of her contribution to the fight against polio as a social mobilizer in her native Mozambique.
26/05/2023
Africa’s largest polio vaccination drive since 2020 targets 21 million children
Brazzaville, 26 May 2023
25/05/2023
One world: coming together, to achieve one common goal
Global leaders commit to ending polio once and for all
25/05/2023
Stakeholders Commit to A Renewed Strategic Framework on Polio Transition
Country experiences show that success on polio transition is context specific.
22/05/2023
Polio: As of today, the world’s only Public Health Emergency of International Concern
