19/12/2018
Djibouti carries out mass immunization activity to protect children against polio amid outbreaks

Early analysis of campaign data points to a successful vaccination round in a polio-free country at risk of possible importation.

14/12/2018
Going the distance to end polio

To truly ensure no child is left behind, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is reaching out to some of the most remote communities in t...

12/12/2018
From smallpox to polio, a life spent pursuing eradication

Mohamed Shire, a polio eradication expert from Somalia, speaks about lessons from a life tirelessly working to eradicate first smallpox, the...

03/12/2018
Syria Polio outbreak stopped

After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign in the face of a poliovirus outbreak in Syria, the outbreak has been successfully stop...

30/11/2018
Afghanistan polio snapshot – November 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for November 2018

27/11/2018
Pakistan polio update – October 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for October 2018

23/11/2018
Afghanistan redoubling efforts to eradicate polio once and for all

Afghanistan aims to reach the most vulnerable in Southern and Eastern provinces.

21/11/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts – Zubair Wadood, WHO

Dr Zubair Wadood, senior polio epidemiologist and technical expert at WHO, speaks to us about the remaining operational challenges to reachi...

19/11/2018
How India Eradicated Polio

What did we learn?

02/11/2018
Pakistan polio update – September 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for September 2018

31/10/2018
Afghanistan polio snapshot – October 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for October 2018

29/10/2018
Religious leaders fuelling demand for polio vaccines and health services in Nigeria

Religious clerics promote routine immunization and other health services by delivering messages to husbands, fathers and sons at mosques.

16/10/2018
Pakistan’s polio fighters lend a hand in the battle against measles

Over 31 million children will be vaccinated against measles in Pakistan in a countrywide immunization campaign supported by the polio progra...

05/10/2018
100 Days of the Polio Outbreak Response

Special report on Papua New Guinea

30/09/2018
Afghanistan polio snapshot – September 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for September 2018

28/09/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts: Dr Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, Head of WHO Chad

Head of WHO Chad Dr Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo speaks about the ongoing efforts to reach every child with polio vaccine across Chad

24/09/2018
Building Community Trust in Pakistan

Meet a religious leader helping to end polio in Pakistan.

21/09/2018
A vaccine for every baby

Girl or boy, health workers in Nigeria are determined to show parents that the polio vaccination is for all children.

20/09/2018
Afghanistan polio snapshot – August 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for August 2018

20/09/2018
Outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In a complex environment, partners of the polio programme are working to vaccinate every child.

18/09/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts: Darcy Levison, WHO

Darcy Levison, WHO Polio Eradication Officer, speaks to us about the logistical challenges of reaching every single child with polio vaccine...

31/08/2018
A career spent chasing down polio

Meet WHO’s Chris Maher, who has spent 25 years following polio to its last hiding places.

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

29/08/2018
Meet a father championing for his children’s vaccinations

UNICEF community mobilizers engage mothers and fathers to ensure that every child is safe from polio.

27/08/2018
Protecting against polio in Lake Chad

The innovations making a difference to outbreak response.