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   14/02/2023
“Someone has to do this. And it’s us, here, now”
Rosemary Mukui Nzunza, the head of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) at the Centre for Virus Research, the Kenya Medical Research Institute, shares her story of pursuing a career in science
   08/02/2023
Let’s make history
There’s commitment at every level to eradicate polio.
   02/02/2023
Global health leaders urge world to be razor-sharp in focus to finish polio once and for all
At WHO Executive Board, experts discuss concrete ways to tackle last remaining polio strong-holds
   31/01/2023
Gearing up to stop polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan
16 January 2023
   30/01/2023
Syria takes steps to advance polio transition while strengthening essential health priorities
Integrating polio eradication expertise and infrastructure is critical to keep Syria polio-free, strengthen essential immunization and detect and respond to future disease outbreaks.
   25/01/2023
2022 EMR-MENA Polio Outbreaks and Events at a Glance
This snapshot shows all polio events and outbreaks that occurred/were ongoing in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) in 2022
   24/01/2023
2023 – zero-dose children in seven subnational consequential geographies hold key to success
Polio programme must keep clear focus in 2023 on adapting operations amid broader humanitarian emergencies
   16/01/2023
2023 – Focus on consequential geographies
This is the target year for interrupting all remaining poliovirus transmission globally, both in the remaining endemic countries and in outbreak settings.
   12/01/2023
Polio-free India: It seemed impossible until it was done
Dr Hamid Jafari, Director of Polio for the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region, reflects on his time eradicating polio in India and what lessons we can take from this to address the final challenges for achieving eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
   03/01/2023
In Afghanistan, communities keep an eye out for polio in one of the virus’s last frontiers
When a mother brought her young son to a clinic in Paghman, a town not far from the Afghan capital Kabul, Spogmai, a nurse on duty at the time, paid special attention.
   19/12/2022
Polio surveillance review yields results in Afghanistan
Recommendations from the international review of Afghanistan’s poliovirus surveillance system are yielding important results for the country’s eradication programme.
   12/12/2022
Getting ahead of the game
Qatar, supported by WHO, ramps up surveillance for polio during the FIFA World Cup 2022
   08/12/2022
Polio experts eye clear tactics in final push to achieve success
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
Pakistan at excellent momentum to end polio, says global delegation
ISLAMABAD, DEC 2, 2022
   27/10/2022
GPEI Director Aidan O’Leary’s message on the outcomes of the 2022 pledging moment
Together, we can end polio!
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