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.
24/10/2013
World Polio Day – 24 October 2013
Events worldwide mark World Polio Day, as efforts to eradicate the disease intensify
24/10/2013
China: two years on
Revisiting the country’s model outbreak response on the second anniversary of their last case of polio
30/09/2013
Oversight Board reaffirms unflagging commitment
Statement by heads of agencies of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
27/09/2013
Reports of polio in South Sudan
Three suspected WPV1 cases currently being investigated in South Sudan.
25/09/2013
Korea and Nigeria Eradicating Polio
20/09/2013
Israel in the midst of nationwide polio vaccination campaign
02/09/2013
“That is why I got polio”
01/09/2013
Ramallah Rotarians to the rescue
30/08/2013
Long-time polio warrior recognised with prestigious award
31/07/2013
The world loses one of the “true heroes” of polio eradication
31/07/2013
Behind the news: the outbreak in the Horn of Africa
29/07/2013
Nigeria
29/07/2013
Polio Eradication in DRC
22/07/2013
2013 Global Citizen Festival to highlight health, polio
Polio eradication to be featured as an example of the progress being achieved in the broader campaign to end extreme poverty.
19/07/2013
Responding to new polio outbreaks
Outlining the ideal response from both affected countries and the international organisations that support them
