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...

05/12/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts: Dr Mohammad Al Safadi, WHO HQ

Dr Mohammad Al Safadi, Technical Officer for Polio Outbreak Preparedness and Response, WHO HQ, talks to us about the tactics and strategies...

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.

19/11/2018
How India Eradicated Polio

What did we learn?

05/11/2018
This is Gafo

Papua New Guinea’s first polio case in decades is a champion for eradication

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...

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.

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...

12/09/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts: Anand Balachandran, WHO

Anand Balachandran, former Coordinator Polio Transition, speaks to us about ensuring the infrastructure built up to eradicate polio will con...

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

30/08/2018
Pakistan: vaccinating the nation on Independence Day

On Pakistan Independence Day, vaccinators break records for the number of children protected against polio.

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.

16/08/2018
Mobilizing against polio in Papua New Guinea

Take a look at how the Papua New Guinea Government, the World Health Organization, and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative a...

24/07/2018
“I won’t stop working until every child is protected”

Afia is part of one of the biggest female work forces in Afghanistan.

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
Strengthening vaccine trust in Pakistan

How a vaccine refuser became an advocate for polio eradication.

12/07/2018
Papua New Guinea launches comprehensive outbreak response to cVDPV detection

Government launches emergency measures to prevent children from lifelong paralysis.

12/07/2018
Coffee with Polio Experts: Honorine Mollard Billard, WHO

Honorine Mollard Billard, Polio Eradication Officer at WHO, speaks to us about critical country support to vaccination campaigns in Lao PDR...

29/06/2018
“These places prove our biggest challenge”

In the sahel surrounding Lake Chad, health workers provide vaccines to refugees and internally displaced people.

27/06/2018
Raising immunity in northern Nigeria

In hard-to-reach communities, a Canada-funded project is opening up access to health.

26/06/2018
Women in polio eradication: “It was my dream to become a doctor”

Dr Farzia Sadat was forced out of university for six years, but she persisted. Now she manages over a thousand people in the polio eradicati...

20/06/2018
Stopping polio at the border

Protecting refugees, returnees and other travelers from the poliovirus is a full-time job along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.