News Stories
19/12/2022
Recommendations from the international review of Afghanistan’s poliovirus surveillance system are yielding important results for the country’s eradication programme.
12/12/2022
Qatar, supported by WHO, ramps up surveillance for polio during the FIFA World Cup 2022
08/12/2022
As 2022 draws to a close, independent technical bodies from key epi-centres dive deep on what it will take to achieve success in 2023
05/12/2022
ISLAMABAD, DEC 2, 2022
25/10/2022
We are close to making polio the second human disease to be eradicated, but what will it take to finally consign this killer disease to the history books?
24/10/2022
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) stands tall on the foundation of millions of women’s efforts and voices.
18/10/2022
More than 3000 scientists and health experts from 115 countries urge the world to fully fund eradication strategy following resurgence of disease
13/10/2022
Tuesday 11 October 2022
13/10/2022
a Healthier Future for Mothers and Children, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
10/10/2022
11 October 2022
10/10/2022
“Rarely have I seen such commitment and dedication as I have seen in Pakistan.”
06/10/2022
When we consider eradication of a disease, we might think that this means total, 100% absence of the virus that causes it from the globe. It’s a fair assumption. But for polio, while this is expected to be the case in terms of viral presence in...
03/10/2022
The Republic of Sudan closed a polio outbreak on 15 September 2022. It had paralyzed 58 children across 42 districts before it stopped circulating.
28/09/2022
Pakistan is one of just two countries where the polio virus remains endemic. Challenges remain in identifying and vaccinating all children, but data management software is providing a way forward.
