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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.
13/08/2015
Part of largest globally-coordinated vaccine introduction project in history, the introduction of the inactivated polio vaccine will help to keep Papua New Guinea polio-free.
27/07/2015
A high-level visit to Selam Health Centre in Addis Ababa this month marked continuing commitment to keeping Ethiopia polio-free
06/07/2015
As the final frontier of the poliovirus in 2015 draws closer, the Technical Advisory Group for Afghanistan met to assess and strengthen progress.
15/06/2015
Polio Eradication Champion Award presented
05/06/2015
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation gathered in Kuwait in May and pledged continued commitment to the eradication of polio
22/05/2015
Ministers of health from around the world attending this week’s World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, adopted a landmark resolution to secure a lasting world free of all polio-disease once and for all
05/05/2015
Nepal polio infrastructure aids in emergency relief effort following devastating earthquake
24/04/2015
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative and routine immunization systems work hand in hand to reduce the immunization gap and protect more children against vaccine-preventable diseases
21/04/2015
The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization assesses progress towards the withdrawal of oral polio vaccine type 2
31/03/2015
Frontline health workers are vaccinating children and changing attitudes family by family in the most hard to reach areas of Pakistan
20/03/2015
April marks the 60th anniversary of the announcement that Jonas Salk’s inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) was safe and effective; his work is playing a more important role than ever in securing a polio-free future
12/03/2015
At the start of 2015, global and regional bodies have been meeting to evaluate progress and establish strategies for the coming year.
06/03/2015
This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women at the heart of polio eradication
27/02/2015
Read more on the work of Dr Singh and Dr Kumar here. Surveillance experts from India are working to strengthen the Ebola outbreak response in Sierra Leone
