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20/10/2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for September 2017
11/10/2017
National authorities for containment encouraged to initiate first steps in containment certification process
11/10/2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for September 2017
10/10/2017
Afghanistan is closer than ever to eradicating polio. Through this photo essay, discover 10 innovative approaches that are bringing Afghanistan closer to ending polio, for good.
10/10/2017
The Pakistan polio snapshot gives a monthly update on key information and activities of the polio eradication initiative in Pakistan.
August updates include:
Two new cases of polio reported – the total for 2017 is now five
At a meeting of the Na...
28/09/2017
In polio-endemic countries, frontline workers are utilizing every opportunity to ensure no child is left behind
25/09/2017
With the global polio case count at the lowest in history, there has never been a better time to invest in surveillance for poliovirus.
14/09/2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for August 2017
13/09/2017
Despite challenges, polio vaccination campaigns have been carried out in Syria in response to an outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus
28/08/2017
Polio has not been detected for a year, but that doesn't mean it’s gone
25/08/2017
Armed with maps and motorbikes, religious leaders cover great ground in support of polio vaccination
24/08/2017
Mountains, floods, deserts, long distances can all make it harder to reach every last child with vaccine
23/08/2017
Before a vaccination campaign begins, health workers must piece together a huge amount of information so every last child is reached with the polio vacine
21/08/2017
Snapshot of polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for July 2017
18/08/2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for July 2017
