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...
Mohamed Shire, a polio eradication expert from Somalia, speaks about lessons from a life tirelessly working to eradicate first smallpox, the...
Dr Mohammad Al Safadi, Technical Officer for Polio Outbreak Preparedness and Response, WHO HQ, talks to us about the tactics and strategies...
Afghanistan aims to reach the most vulnerable in Southern and Eastern provinces.
What did we learn?
Papua New Guinea’s first polio case in decades is a champion for eradication
Over 31 million children will be vaccinated against measles in Pakistan in a countrywide immunization campaign supported by the polio progra...
Head of WHO Chad Dr Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo speaks about the ongoing efforts to reach every child with polio vaccine across Chad
Meet a religious leader helping to end polio in Pakistan.
In a complex environment, partners of the polio programme are working to vaccinate every child.
Darcy Levison, WHO Polio Eradication Officer, speaks to us about the logistical challenges of reaching every single child with polio vaccine...
Anand Balachandran, former Coordinator Polio Transition, speaks to us about ensuring the infrastructure built up to eradicate polio will con...
By Roland Sutter, Research, Policy and Containment Team, Polio Eradication Department, WHO
On Pakistan Independence Day, vaccinators break records for the number of children protected against polio.
UNICEF community mobilizers engage mothers and fathers to ensure that every child is safe from polio.
The innovations making a difference to outbreak response.
Take a look at how the Papua New Guinea Government, the World Health Organization, and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative a...
Afia is part of one of the biggest female work forces in Afghanistan.
New study shows fractional dose IPV (fIPV) boosts mucosal immunity in previously OPV-vaccinated children.
How a vaccine refuser became an advocate for polio eradication.
Government launches emergency measures to prevent children from lifelong paralysis.
Honorine Mollard Billard, Polio Eradication Officer at WHO, speaks to us about critical country support to vaccination campaigns in Lao PDR...
In the sahel surrounding Lake Chad, health workers provide vaccines to refugees and internally displaced people.
In hard-to-reach communities, a Canada-funded project is opening up access to health.
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...
