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25/08/2021
Afghanistan’s Polio Eradication Initiative continues operations amidst ongoing instability in the country
10/06/2021
Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks
01/06/2021
New strategy sets out roadmap for polio-free world amid COVID-19
14/04/2021
Somalia’s outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) has been successfully stopped, with no international spread
01/04/2021
Polio survivor Mujahid Miran recalls the challenges of growing up with disabilities, and how his own experiences led to his commitment to creating awareness on the virus
23/03/2021
On Tuesday 16 March, the effort to eradicate polio got a major push from a new backer: the just-inaugurated Regional Subcommittee on Polio Eradication and Outbreaks.
18/03/2021
Hira’s story epitomizes the heroic contribution of women polio workers in Afghanistan who continue building trust in vaccines among parents and caregivers in the quest to immunize every last child and end polio.
05/03/2021
By asking polio eradicators to “put on their gender glasses”, Heather Monnet is a driving force behind the GPEI gender strategy.
23/02/2021
In a special interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to Holger Knaack (HK), President of Rotary International.
26/01/2021
Even in face of global COVID-19 pandemic, governments and partners start the battle afresh, determined to finish polio once and for all
12/01/2021
In a special one-off interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to both Aidan O’Leary (A-O’L) and Michel Zaffran (MZ) about the future of polio eradication.
23/12/2020
Vaccinators tackle winter conditions and challenging contexts during Afghanistan’s last polio campaign of the year.
18/12/2020
UNICEF Programme Officer Jawahir Habib explains why polio eradication is a force for social change.
15/12/2020
New director joins with wealth of emergencies and public health experience
06/11/2020
As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases
