News Stories
20/10/2015
In the lead up to World Polio Day on 24 October, join the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to reflect on the incredible achievements of the past year.
19/10/2015
This week, in the lead up to World Polio Day on the 24 October, the partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are celebrating progress and preparing for the year to come.
16/10/2015
Ten thousand children who were previously unreached by polio vaccines are now protected from this incurable virus for life, thanks to new health camps.
02/10/2015
Sixty thousand people gathered to show their support for more sustainable solutions for people and the planet, including polio eradication.
30/09/2015
Afghanistan becomes the final polio-endemic country to introduce the inactivated polio vaccine as part of the biggest globally synchronised vaccine introduction in history.
25/09/2015
Only two countries remain endemic to this paralysing disease
20/09/2015
Declaration further milestone for globally-coordinated vaccine switch in 2016
15/09/2015
First of nine vaccination campaigns aiming to leave no child unreached
14/09/2015
Learn about the important role played by Surveillance Officers like Amina Ismail, who spend their days chasing the poliovirus to its final hiding places, so that it can be stopped forever.
14/09/2015
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, has called for the lessons from polio eradication to be built on to ensure that no child dies from vaccine preventable diseases.
09/09/2015
Knowing how to prevent and respond to outbreaks of polio is the bread and butter of the work of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, including outbreaks of vaccine derived poliovirus
09/09/2015
Outbreak stems from poor immunization coverage
01/09/2015
Emergency outbreak response being planned
26/08/2015
"This is the time for Nigeria to be very vigilant, alert and to maintain its extraordinary efforts," says Dr Arshad Quddus from the World Health Organization.
20/08/2015
Reaching four million children every year, the introduction of IPV will boost immunity against polio in one of the last countries with wild poliovirus
