24/05/2011
In front of an audience of over 10,000 Rotarians, Bill Gates offers praise and caution.
The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation praised Rotary for its continued success in the effort to eradicate polio, but cautioned that Rotarians will ne...
24/05/2011
The global health community signalled strong commitment to polio eradication this week, underlining the financial needs to finish the job.
24 May, Geneva – Delegates at the World Health Assembly (WHA) focused on the 'significant advances' since the la...
23/05/2011
The 'TED Talks' are well known for presenting "ideas worth spreading" – one of which is the incredible worldwide effort to eradicate polio.
Dr Bruce Aylward, then Director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, was invited to speak at TED2011 by gues...
21/04/2011
More than 180 countries across Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific rim demonstrate their commitment to immunisation.
Starting 23 April, countries unite under the umbrella of immunization week and implement activities...
19/04/2011
Kolkata, 30 March 2011 — Rukhsar Khatoon takes one look at her visitors and tucks her face into her mother's shoulder, crying in fear.
Ever since she was paralyzed by polio, Rukhsar has had to confront doctors, epidemiologists, physiotherapi...
18/04/2011
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has issued an appeal for US$ 10.5 million to respond to an outbreak of polio in Côte d'Ivoire, where three children have been paralysed by wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) since January. This is the first WPV3 found in...