18/05/2022
GPEI statement on Mozambique WPV1 detection

18 May 2022

13/05/2022
Palestinian Ministry of Health launches polio campaign in Bethlehem and Jerusalem

13 May – Ramallah

11/05/2022
A local musician in The Gambia builds trust in the polio vaccine with the rhythm of his drums

The support of community leaders and influencers is crucial in motivating parents and caregivers to vaccinate their children against polio

28/04/2022
Comprehensive outbreak response successfully stops spread of polio in Tajikistan

An outbreak response assessment led by WHO on 11 to 15 April 2022 concluded that poliovirus is no longer circulating in Tajikistan, and ther...

30/03/2022
Somalia ‘Call to Action’ Summit for Polio

High-level summit held to take urgent action to end polio in country

17/03/2022
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 confirmed in Israel

Local health authorities conducting investigations to determine source of virus and potential risk of further spread

03/03/2022
GPEI Statement on the cVDPV Outbreaks in the Northern Governorates in Yemen

1 March 2022

02/03/2022
GPEI deeply concerned for health of Ukrainian people amid escalating crisis

Insecurity and displacement increase risk of diseases such as polio

14/02/2022
EMRO Regional Subcommittee on Polio Eradication and Outbreaks holds fourth meeting

Members issue two statements on Yemen and Afghanistan calling for uninterrupted access for vaccinations to all children

10/02/2022
Dr Pascal Mkanda retires from WHO Regional Office for Africa

From a remote village in Malawi called Chinthenche to Zambia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and finally the WHO Regional Office for Africa.

02/02/2022
Catch-up polio immunization campaign to begin in Ukraine

cVDPV2 outbreak response continues in the country

20/12/2021
2021 – the year that set the stage for a polio-free world

2021 may go down in history as the turning point in the global effort to eradicate polio.

09/11/2021
No polio detected in Tajikistan since third round of supplemental immunization

Polio returned to Tajikistan last year when a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreak was declared in the province o...

27/10/2021
Bringing an end to polio: A new strategy for the last mile

While tremendous progress has been made in the fight against polio, wild poliovirus remains endemic to two countries and the threat of cVDPV...

13/10/2021
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus in Ukraine

Virus isolated from Rivne province in north-west of country

10/10/2021
Independent experts advise move to next use phase for novel oral polio vaccine type 2

The recommendation further advances nOPV2 as a critical new tool in the fight against circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2)

04/05/2021
GPEI statement on proposed UK aid cuts

As of 4 May 2021

14/04/2021
Somalia: formal closure of the cVDPV3 outbreak

Somalia’s outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) has been successfully stopped, with no international spread

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...

02/02/2021
Women Leaders in Polio Eradication: Dr. Alda Morais Pedro De Sousa

Dr. De Sousa has spent more than twenty years charting the highs and lows of polio eradication in Angola.

02/12/2020
40 million children in Africa Region vaccinated against polio following re-start of campaigns

After a pause in polio campaigns due to COVID-19, Chad and other African Region countries strive to boost immunity

25/11/2020
Rallying to vaccinate every child in Somalia against polio

Community mobilizers build trust with communities ahead of crucial vaccination campaigns.

13/11/2020
Novel Oral Polio Vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) granted EUL recommendation

WHO has issued an Emergency Use Listing recommendation for the type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2)

13/11/2020
Recommandation d’autorisation d’utilisation d’urgence pour un nouveau vaccin

Nouvel outil à utiliser pour lutter contre le PVDVc2

20/10/2020
Heroes work together to end polio in the Philippines

Joint efforts help reach every child with polio vaccine.