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08/12/2016
A National Islamic Advisory Group has been established in Somalia to support polio eradication and routine immunization.
07/12/2016
Clinical trials are constantly finding ways to improve the tools and methods used to protect children against polio, even in the most difficult places.
08/11/2016
With SAGE recommending the use of fractional doses of the inactivated polio vaccine, a solution has been found to address global supply constraints
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.
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
28/07/2016
Following the detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus in the sewage system in Hyderabad, a vaccination campaign has been held to boost immunity and prevent a poliovirus outbreak.
18/07/2016
Significant progress in strengthening polio surveillance has been seen in the last year in Afghanistan according to a recent review.
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
30/05/2016
During the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva global leaders have reaffirmed commitment to ending polio once and for all.
19/05/2016
Canada announces funding for polio eradication in Nigeria at the Women Deliver Conference in Copenhagen.
28/04/2016
This World Immunization Week, the global goal of polio eradication is closer than ever, although more needs to be done to deliver a world free from the disease
21/04/2016
Despite the end of the outbreak in the Middle East, a photo series shows how countries like Jordan are keeping up the fight against polio
