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Says commitment to polio eradication remains commendable, interruption of wild poliovirus is possible in six months with support from commun...
Kinshasa, 7 July 2023
Twenty years ago, Thongbotho Mphoyakgosi, wanted to be a social worker. “But fate had me here,” she laughs, as she gestures to her surroundi...
The ‘father’ of polio laboratories in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
60-year-old Raquelina Mazuze is proud of her contribution to the fight against polio as a social mobilizer in her native Mozambique.
Brazzaville, 26 May 2023
Global leaders commit to ending polio once and for all
Country experiences show that success on polio transition is context specific.
21 May 2023
From Polio to Progress
Leaders commend polio value for broader public health emergencies and call for strengthened support to achieve polio-free world
After years of engagement with local communities to battle outbreaks and provide essential services, female frontline workers in Pakistan ar...
Northern Nigeria is one of the consequential geographies that now hold the key to a polio-free world.
22 years as a polio eradicator in Afghanistan
Last year, the Polio Oversight Board visited Pakistan twice, acknowledging the unprecedented support and commitment by all stakeholders to e...
