Joint commitment will add US$450 million to global polio eradication efforts over three years
A tribute to a visionary who captured the humanity behind polio eradication
Regional leaders call for intensified support to stop wild poliovirus transmission in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Experienced, long-time polio eradicator takes helm of global effort
Critical funds will be immediately disbursed to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to help end wild polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan a...
Hamid Jafari talks to Gary Humphreys about the non-linear nature of progress toward polio eradication and the challenges faced in the last t...
30 April 2024
Across Afghanistan, community advocacy to increase vaccine uptake for polio and other deadly diseases has some unsung champions: the local w...
New commitment will help vaccinate 370 million children against polio over five years, preventing paralysis and even death, and strengthen h...
By Dr Hamid Jafari, Director, Polio Eradication, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
9 April 2024
Interviews with four experts
26 March 2024
The Female Mobiliser Vaccinator (FMV) programme supported by UNICEF and partners continues to play a critical role in efforts to reach every...
Using creative and locally acceptable social behaviour change outreach tactics to engage communities in building trust and reaching children...
Philanthropy’s once-in-a-generation opportunity
Health leaders call for focused efforts in endemic and most consequential geographies
WHO grants prequalification to innovative polio vaccine, nOPV2, as nearly 1 billion doses are administered
As the year draws to a close, efforts intensify against the virus in 2024