24/10/2024
85 per cent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile and conflict-affected countries

On World Polio Day, UNICEF warns that polio cases in these settings have more than doubled over the past five years

24/10/2023
World Polio Day 2023: A global and urgent call to “Make Polio History”

24 October 2023

21/10/2022
World Polio Day, 24 October 2022

Together, we end polio!

13/10/2022
21-22 October 2022: World Polio Day and Beyond

a Healthier Future for Mothers and Children, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland

23/10/2020
Major achievement focus of Rotary’s World Polio Day event

A win for polio is a win for global health

20/10/2020
Heroes work together to end polio in the Philippines

Joint efforts help reach every child with polio vaccine.

07/05/2020
Not Without a Trace

Dr Peter Brauer, a polio survivor and expert on treatment of Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS), illustrates his personal experiences in a moving and...

25/10/2019
WHO DG: Thank you to all who made WPV3-free world possible

DG calls for doubling of efforts to now finish all remaining poliovirus strains

24/10/2019
Two out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated

Global eradication of wild poliovirus type 3 declared on World Polio Day

25/10/2018
Every Last Child Story Project Launched

New collection of 30+ multimedia stories from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India now available on GPEI website

24/10/2018
World Polio Day

24/10/2018
Communities around the world mark World Polio Day

03/11/2017
The Road to Eradication: Where Are We Now?

Michel Zaffran, Director of Polio Eradication at the World Health Organization, spoke to Gavi about the difficulties in vaccinating every ch...

24/10/2017
World Polio Day

This World Polio Day provides an opportunity to reflect on a year of progress towards a polio-free world.

24/10/2017
Rotary’s World Polio Day event praises unsung heroes

Rotary and the Gates Foundation host fifth annual World Polio Day to highlight progress in the fight to eradicate the disease

23/10/2017
Responding to a Polio Outbreak

One of an animated series on the global drive to eradicate polio.

23/10/2017
Reaching Every Last Child

One of an animated series on the global drive to eradicate polio.

23/10/2017
The Polio Surveillance System

One of an animated series on the global drive to eradicate polio.