30/03/2023
Two years since rollout of novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2): How’s it all working out?

An interview with co-leads of GPEI’s nOPV Working Group on nOPV2 field use to date

14/02/2023
“Someone has to do this. And it’s us, here, now”

Rosemary Mukui Nzunza, the head of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) at the Centre for Virus Research, the Kenya Medical Research...

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-...

23/04/2021
Following in the footsteps of Princess Grace: Monaco & the fight to eradicate polio

The Principality of Monaco has long been a dedicated supporter of the effort to eradicate polio, and is the highest per capita contributor t...

02/12/2019
Fighting polio, one SMS at a time!

At 25,747 alerts and counting, the AVADAR app is a pivotal tool in the disease surveillance arsenal.

18/09/2019
The behind-the-scene heroes against polio in Pakistan

Form by form, campaign by campaign, data handlers like Jan, Ali, and Bilal are helping to end polio.

12/09/2019
On the streets with Somalia’s poliovirus detectives

In Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, dedicated environmental surveillance teams search for the poliovirus in the city’s drains.

10/09/2019
Why invest in polio eradication?

UAE, partners, and donors in attendance as Global Polio Eradication Initiative introduces 2019-2023 Investment Case

27/06/2019
Continuing innovation to reach every last child

Research underway on a newer tool to protect children from polio and sustain a polio-free world

25/06/2019
Braving the waves

Reaching underserved populations with immunization in the Niger Delta

10/05/2019
Five ways the fight against polio is a fight against other diseases

Decades-long polio infrastructure has spill-over benefits across larger public health interventions

18/02/2019
Nowhere to hide

New action plan to close gaps in polio detection

29/01/2019
2018 in review

Progress in the challenging last mile of eradication

23/01/2019
“To succeed by 2023”- extraordinary joint statement to Polio Eradicators

As the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) enters its 31st year, the Chairs of the effort’s main global advisory bodies issue an extr...

20/12/2018
A targeted outbreak response: reaching out to Somalia’s high-risk populations

In the Horn of Africa polio outbreak, immunization efforts are focusing on a group known as “special populations”.

27/11/2018
Polio surveillance in real time

In the Horn of Africa, health workers are using application-based technology to respond to poliovirus outbreaks with greater speed and accur...

27/08/2018
Protecting against polio in Lake Chad

The innovations making a difference to outbreak response.

23/07/2018
Fractional dose IPV shown effective to stop outbreaks

New study shows fractional dose IPV (fIPV) boosts mucosal immunity in previously OPV-vaccinated children.

23/07/2018
Disease surveillance innovations help defeat the poliovirus

Across the Lake Chad Basin, e-Surve technology is revolutionizing the way that the polio programme conducts disease surveillance

19/05/2018
Rotary International provides clean water to help end polio

In Karachi, Pakistan, Rotary PolioPlus activities are building community trust.

24/04/2018
Determined for change – Women at the forefront of polio eradication in Nigeria

Working with the polio programme opens up new opportunities for women and their communities.

10/04/2018
Welcome to Poliopolis: An nOPV2 clinical trial

How a container village in Belgium is helping us test new polio vaccines.

26/03/2018
The journey of a stool sample: Understanding polio surveillance

In Pakistan and across the world, the poliovirus surveillance system and laboratory network are critical to eradication efforts.

20/02/2018
Ending polio and yellow fever hand-in-hand in northern Nigeria

The strong polio eradication infrastructure in Borno is supporting Nigeria to vaccinate over eight million people against yellow fever.

02/02/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts: Hans Everts, polio eradicator

Hans Everts, long time polio eradicator, shares personal stories from the frontline of outbreak response, and explains how the lessons learn...