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19/01/2018
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is extremely saddened that two committed frontline health workers were killed while delivering vaccines in Quetta, Pakistan. We extend our deepest condolences to their family. The delivery of health care is im...
20/12/2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for November 2017
18/12/2017
€ 2 million in support pledged to help defeat last remaining reservoirs of the virus
21/11/2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for October 2017
16/11/2017
With families on the move posing one of the biggest challenges to eradication in Pakistan, an innovative campaign is vaccinating children on trains.
14/11/2017
Italy’s contribution supports efforts to vaccinate every last child against polio in the only two countries reporting cases of the disease in 2017.
06/11/2017
Abdullah Khalid is one of the hardworking vaccinators making sure that even children on the move are protected against polio.
20/10/2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for September 2017
10/10/2017
The Pakistan polio snapshot gives a monthly update on key information and activities of the polio eradication initiative in Pakistan.
August updates include:
Two new cases of polio reported – the total for 2017 is now five
At a meeting of the Na...
21/08/2017
Snapshot of polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for July 2017
19/07/2017
With five national campaigns since October 2016, Pakistan is well positioned to face the challenges ahead.
04/05/2017
Pakistan’s polio surveillance network provides a silent force behind eradication efforts
26/04/2017
The polio eradication programme is reaching the most hard to access children and families on the move with vaccines in Pakistan.
07/03/2017
A short video-chat with Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq, Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Polio Eradication in Pakistan, on the prospects of eradicating polio in the country.
