23/06/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – April 2021

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for April 2021

10/06/2021
Countries reaffirm commitment to ending polio at launch of new eradication strategy

Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks

10/06/2021
G7 Health Ministers reaffirm commitment to achieving polio-free world

Support critical ahead of launch of new strategic plan

31/05/2021
Fighting on two fronts: to eradicate polio and to defeat COVID-19

In the middle of a devastating pandemic with no end in sight, a glimmer of hope came in August 2020, on the day the African Region was offic...

25/05/2021
Afghanistan polio snapshot – March 2021

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for March 2021

25/05/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – March 2021

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for March 2021

04/05/2021
GPEI statement on proposed UK aid cuts

As of 4 May 2021

01/04/2021
Living with Polio in Pakistan

Polio survivor Mujahid Miran recalls the challenges of growing up with disabilities, and how his own experiences led to his commitment to cr...

23/03/2021
Egypt and UAE co-chair new EMRO ministerial subcommittee on polio

On Tuesday 16 March, the effort to eradicate polio got a major push from a new backer: the just-inaugurated Regional Subcommittee on Polio E...

16/03/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – January 2021

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for January 2021

28/01/2021
Afghanistan polio snapshot – November 2020

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for November 2020

28/01/2021
Pakistan polio snapshot – November 2020

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for November 2020

14/01/2021
What it takes to vaccinate 39 million children in Pakistan

Health workers take COVID-19 precautions to deliver polio drops

12/01/2021
New GPEI Director Aidan O’Leary takes helm of global polio effort

In a special one-off interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to both Aidan O’Leary (A-O’L) and Michel Zaffran (MZ) about the future of polio eradica...

23/12/2020
Trekking through the snow to deliver vaccines

Vaccinators tackle winter conditions and challenging contexts during Afghanistan’s last polio campaign of the year.

18/12/2020
Women Leaders in Polio Eradication: Jawahir Habib

UNICEF Programme Officer Jawahir Habib explains why polio eradication is a force for social change.

14/12/2020
Afghanistan polio snapshot – October 2020

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for October 2020

14/12/2020
Pakistan polio snapshot – September 2020

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for September 2020

11/11/2020
Global health leaders urge emergency action on polio at World Health Assembly

Plea for international solidarity, following WHO/UNICEF call for emergency action

06/11/2020
UNICEF and WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemics

As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases

22/10/2020
Afghanistan polio snapshot – August 2020

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for August 2020

22/10/2020
Facing the dual challenges of Polio and COVID-19 in Afghanistan

Dr Farima has overcome many gender barriers to rise in Afghanistan’s polio programme and fight COVID-19.

21/10/2020
Pakistan polio snapshot – August 2020

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for August 2020

23/09/2020
Want a community’s trust? Start by listening

Locally recruited health workers in Pakistan lead efforts to engage with families.

03/09/2020
Pakistan polio snapshot – July 2020

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for July 2020