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27/01/2017
Ministries of health from around the world call for urgent measures to secure lasting polio-free world
20/01/2017
A global polio communication package to help equip countries with the strategies and tools to finish polio
16/12/2016
Afghanistan and Pakistan are proving that countries are stronger together in the fight to stop the poliovirus.
09/12/2016
Pakistan is building a sensitive system to find every last virus by training surveillance officers, scaling up the workforce and increasing environmental surveillance
08/12/2016
A National Islamic Advisory Group has been established in Somalia to support polio eradication and routine immunization.
03/11/2016
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative gets polio workers to the most vulnerable locations.
25/10/2016
Polio workers around the world overcome huge obstacles every day to protect millions of children and ensure that we end polio.
24/10/2016
To mark this World Polio Day, we launch an innovation series celebrating the new approaches helping to address the final hurdles standing in the way of a polio free world
30/09/2016
A polio-free world starts with an engaged and informed community. With this in mind, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is excited to announce the launch of its new and user-friendly website.
04/08/2016
The Islamic Advisory Group met to reaffirm its commitment to polio eradication and reiterated its trust in the safety and effectiveness of all routine childhood vaccinations
04/07/2016
Experts gathered in Pakistan in June to review progress and to renew plans for the coming months.
30/06/2016
The Expert Review Committee in Nigeria has emphasised that this is no time for complacency, with much still needed to keep the country polio-free.
30/06/2016
Michel Zaffran, Director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, talks to Rotary International about why it is important to trace every last virus in order to eradicate polio for good.
10/06/2016
In April 2016, countries around the world came together to withdraw the type two component of the oral polio vaccine and bring the world closer towards eradicating polio once and for all
