19/10/2021
The polio retirees spending their golden years on the eradication trail

For a few incredible eradicators, a life’s purpose doesn’t stop at retirement

29/09/2021
Anand Kumar: From polio to para-sports world champ

More often than not, the road to a meaningful triumph is a bumpy one.

27/08/2021
WHO AFRO Wild Polio Free Anniversary: A New Innovation to Tackle Polio Outbreaks

Learn how the type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) is being rolled out across Africa to help more sustainably address outbreaks of a non-...

27/08/2021
WHO AFRO Wild Polio Free Anniversary: Leaders Urge Continued Commitment

Despite success against wild polio in the African region, outbreaks of the non-wild form of polio, cVDPV2, continue. With continued country...

25/08/2021
Adapting and delivering

Afghanistan’s Polio Eradication Initiative continues operations amidst ongoing instability in the country

10/07/2021
Strategy Launch Event

Launch of the Polio Eradication Strategic Plan 2022-2026

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

01/06/2021
World Health Assembly commits to urgent action to seize polio-free world

New strategy sets out roadmap for polio-free world amid COVID-19

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...

18/03/2021
“To convince one family to be vaccinated is a huge victory”

Hira’s story epitomizes the heroic contribution of women polio workers in Afghanistan who continue building trust in vaccines among parents...

13/03/2021
Countries gear up to kick all forms of polio out of Africa, once and for all

To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), a modified vaccine, known as novel oral...

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...

07/01/2021
In the final statement of 2020, the POB looks ahead at the next chapter

After a pandemic that triggered a deep global health and economic crisis, the POB addresses the next phase of GPEI support for COVID-19 resp...

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.

15/12/2020
Aidan O’Leary new Director for Polio at WHO

New director joins with wealth of emergencies and public health experience

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

29/10/2020
Coffee with Polio Experts: Dr Zubair Wadood

We talk to Dr Wadood about the impact of COVID-19 on the global polio eradication effort, and how the polio infrastructure is supporting COV...