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.
11/02/2013
Polio in Niger
Outbreak response is under way
11/02/2013
UNICEF and WHO condemn attacks on health workers in Nigeria
Joint WHO/UNICEF Statement
10/02/2013
Poliovirus detected from environmental samples in Egypt
Government implementing a comprehensive response in line with international outbreak response guidelines
04/02/2013
My child and my cattle
GPEI joins with livestock authorities to protect the health of nomadic families and that of their herds
30/01/2013
Landmark study major step towards securing affordable IPV
NEJM-published study demonstrates efficacy of IPV at 1/5th of regular dose
30/01/2013
Innovation, resilience – and sympathy
Bill Gates delivers Dimbleby Lecture on polio
21/01/2013
Polio eradication “will happen”
IMB says polio eradication must be ‘seen through to completion’
18/01/2013
Music and mothers
Intensified communication efforts in the fight against polio in Chad
11/01/2013
Looking Back on 2012
The fewest cases, in the fewest places – with the ultimate sacrifices
19/12/2012
WHO and UNICEF condemn attacks on health workers in Pakistan
Attacks deprive most vulnerable children of basic health interventions
14/12/2012
Celebrating a win
LGA ranks first in Kano state in vaccinating children against polio
11/12/2012
Making it better
Indian surgeons perform corrective surgeries for 400 children with polio
10/12/2012
What vaccine-derived poliovirus means for polio eradication
Managing risks of cVDPVs as part of eradication efforts
06/12/2012
Amid conflict and displacement, children in Syria receive protection against disease
Polio and measles vaccination campaign targets 2.5 million children
20/11/2012
Something’s amiss in the state of Sokoto
Sokoto, Nigeria reports under-immunized children in midst of Sahel crisis
