13/09/2017
Polio vaccines reach vulnerable children in hard to reach areas of Syria

Despite challenges, polio vaccination campaigns have been carried out in Syria in response to an outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus

31/08/2017
Stopping polio in Syria

In July and August, health workers and volunteers vaccinated hundreds of thousands of children in targeted campaigns in Syria to protect the...

24/08/2017
Reaching the Hard-to-Reach: Overcoming Physical Obstacles

Mountains, floods, deserts, long distances can all make it harder to reach every last child with vaccine

23/08/2017
The Microplanning Puzzle: Planning for an Effective Vaccination Campaign

Before a vaccination campaign begins, health workers must piece together a huge amount of information so every last child is reached with th...

21/06/2017
Reaching the Hard to Reach: Ending Polio in Conflict Zones

Important lessons on stopping the poliovirus in the most challenging locations are moving the polio eradication programme closer to the fini...

09/06/2017
Responding to an outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus: Interview with Michel Zaffran, WHO

Michel Zaffran, Director of Polio at WHO, talks to us about vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) and how WHO is working to stop the recent ou...

08/06/2017
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus confirmed in Syria

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 outbreak has been confirmed in Deir-Ez-Zor Governorate

31/05/2017
Between Campaigns, Polio Workers Bring Broad Benefits

How Nigeria’s Volunteer Community Mobilizers are delivering more than just polio vaccines

29/05/2017
End of Outbreak in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

The Emergency Committee of the International Health Regulations removes Lao PDR from list of infected countries