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.
28/04/2011
IMB delivers frank assessment of progress towards polio-free world
25/04/2011
WHO updates polio immunization recommendations for travellers
22/04/2011
A polio volunteer’s story
21/04/2011
It’s Immunization Week
19/04/2011
Rukhsar: one child triggers India’s emergency response
18/04/2011
Funding Appeal for Côte D’Ivoire Polio Outbreak
01/04/2011
Independent Monitoring Board holds first meeting of 2011
01/04/2011
Kinshasa battles re-emergence of polio
25/03/2011
Massive international effort to stop polio epidemic across west Africa
25/03/2011
Angola steps up immunization drive in its efforts to eradicate polio
20/03/2011
National Immunization Days keep Somalia polio-free
Four years since last recording polio, vaccination campaign sets out to reach over 1.8 million children across the country.
18/03/2011
Kofi Annan on stopping polio outbreaks in west Africa (in French)
18/03/2011
Kofi Annan on stopping polio outbreaks in west Africa (in English)
18/03/2011
Kofi Annan on Vaccinating Every Child in Nigeria against Polio
17/03/2011
World Bank to Help Nigeria Consolidate 95% Decline in Polio