Women play central, diverse and multifaceted roles in safeguarding children from polio, proving that investments in women’s capacities and s...
The frontline worker who lost her feet in a train accident, but never the resolve to eradicate polio from Pakistan
Twenty years ago, Thongbotho Mphoyakgosi, wanted to be a social worker. “But fate had me here,” she laughs, as she gestures to her surroundi...
60-year-old Raquelina Mazuze is proud of her contribution to the fight against polio as a social mobilizer in her native Mozambique.
In the polio eradication programme, women are forces to be reckoned with. They play important and integral roles at all levels of the progra...
At the workshops, women health workers were the chief guests while everyone else had one job: to listen.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) stands tall on the foundation of millions of women’s efforts and voices.
Pakistan is one of just two countries where the polio virus remains endemic. Challenges remain in identifying and vaccinating all children,...
A story of determination, friendship and support
Polio workers in Afghanistan like Subhania are working hard to protect children against polio and other vaccine preventable diseases.
The brave women at all levels of the polio program bring us closer to a world without polio.
José Manuel Albares, a Gender Champion for Polio Eradication pays tribute to women in polio eradication
GPEI joins the 5-year action journey to achieve irreversible progress towards gender equality
The Principality of Monaco has long been a dedicated supporter of the effort to eradicate polio, and is the highest per capita contributor t...
Hira’s story epitomizes the heroic contribution of women polio workers in Afghanistan who continue building trust in vaccines among parents...
Spanish Foreign Minister reflects on the role of women in polio eradication after her visit to Chad
By asking polio eradicators to “put on their gender glasses”, Heather Monnet is a driving force behind the GPEI gender strategy.
As we approach International Women’s Day, GPEI honours two women without whom we would not be where we are
Dr. Folake Olayinka speaks about overcoming gender-related barriers to immunization.
Dr. De Sousa has spent more than twenty years charting the highs and lows of polio eradication in Angola.
UNICEF Programme Officer Jawahir Habib explains why polio eradication is a force for social change.
Ms. Rina Dey, Communications Director for CORE Group Polio Project India, explains why listening to communities is key to ending polio.
Dr Farima has overcome many gender barriers to rise in Afghanistan’s polio programme and fight COVID-19.
Wherever she is in the world, Dr Gerber aims to deliver demonstrable impact to communities.
Seven months since Afghanistan’s first COVID-19 case, women like Nasrin sustain the response.
