Members issue two statements on Yemen and Afghanistan calling for uninterrupted access for vaccinations to all children
From a remote village in Malawi called Chinthenche to Zambia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and finally the WHO Regional Office for Africa.
WHO Executive Board urges intensified efforts to give world one less infectious disease to worry about and work towards sustainability of ga...
Soni Faisal’s work to eradicate polio has been as healing for her as it has been for the children she’s determined to help.
High level commitment to ending polio in Pakistan by regional UN leadership
The last detected case of polio in the Region of the Americas was in 1991. This year we celebrate 30 years without the disease! But what doe...
19 August 2021
Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks
Support critical ahead of launch of new strategic plan
New strategy sets out roadmap for polio-free world amid COVID-19
As of 4 May 2021
Spanish Foreign Minister reflects on the role of women in polio eradication after her visit to Chad
As we approach International Women’s Day, GPEI honours two women without whom we would not be where we are
In a special interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to Holger Knaack (HK), President of Rotary International.
Even in face of global COVID-19 pandemic, governments and partners start the battle afresh, determined to finish polio once and for all
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...
New director joins with wealth of emergencies and public health experience
Plea for international solidarity, following WHO/UNICEF call for emergency action
Wherever she is in the world, Dr Gerber aims to deliver demonstrable impact to communities.
Dr. Tunji Funsho was honored as one of TIME's 100 most influential people for 2020.
Support from national governments and global donors critical to the region’s success against wild polio and must continue to achieve a polio...
Visit the "Africa Kicks Out Wild Polio" website for content on the WHO African Region’s efforts to eradicate wild polio.
Meet a few of the women in Rotary playing a pivotal role in the effort to eradicate the disease
Polio social mobilisers have adapted their work to support families in Afghanistan.
Continued funding is crucial to respond to COVID-19, end polio and tackle other vaccine-preventable diseases.
