24/02/2021
Standing on the shoulders of pioneers

As we approach International Women’s Day, GPEI honours two women without whom we would not be where we are

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

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

02/04/2019
Pakistan Regional Polio Laboratory nearing completion thanks to Japan International Cooperation Agency

JICA continues to support Pakistan in polio eradication efforts

29/01/2019
2018 in review

Progress in the challenging last mile of eradication

21/12/2018
Countries of the Americas stand resolute in the global fight against polio

Over 140 public health experts from 22 countries gather at the 6th Regional Meeting on Polio in Guatemala

30/08/2018
Study shows “the switch” was a success, but challenges remain to stop VDPVs

By Roland Sutter, Research, Policy and Containment Team, Polio Eradication Department, WHO

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.

18/04/2018
Looking for every last poliovirus in global sample collections

The global intensification of efforts to appropriately contain polioviruses is critical.

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.

02/03/2018
Japan provides additional funds to support Pakistan Regional Polio Laboratory

US$ 3.2 million pledged for equipment to help detect the last remaining reservoirs of the virus.

21/12/2017
Coffee with Polio Experts: Carolyn Sein, WHO

Carolyn Sein, Technical Officer for the GPEI programme, talks to us about circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses, and the important differ...

22/11/2017
Serosurveys map child immunity in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, blood tests are identifying where vaccination campaigns are working, and where gaps remain to be filled.

03/03/2017
Polio calls for research proposals

GPEI is seeking research proposals to accelerate polio eradication

24/02/2017
Working towards a virus-free polio vaccine

Researchers have taken one step closer to poliovirus-free vaccine production

17/11/2016
Innovation Series: The Last Millimetre

Research is delivering faster, cheaper and easier ways to administer the injectable inactivated polio vaccine to every last child

08/11/2016
Innovation Series: How a New Method of Delivering the Inactivated Polio Vaccine Could Help Overcome Global Supply Challenges

With SAGE recommending the use of fractional doses of the inactivated polio vaccine, a solution has been found to address global supply cons...

03/11/2016
Innovation Series: Technology is Helping to Ensure Polio Workers Are Where They Are Most Needed

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative gets polio workers to the most vulnerable locations.

03/04/2012
WHO Calls for Expressions of Interest in Developing Sabin-IPV

27/05/2011
WHO facilitates new polio vaccine technology transfer