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15/08/2022
One year on from Afghanistan’s transition of power in August 2021, WHO’s polio eradication programme has made critical gains – but the job is far from finished
27/07/2022
Polio cases have nose-dived by 99% since the late 1980s after a push to eradicate the disease, but clusters of cases across the world indicate that it could resurge if we don’t double down on eradication.
08/07/2022
WHO Geographic Information System (GIS) equips over 200 specialists across Africa with essential digital mapping and Mobile Health skills to boost public health systems in their outbreak responses.
07/07/2022
With cVDPV1 and cVDPV2 outbreaks unfolding against the backdrop of a major humanitarian crisis, polio surveillance has never been tougher – or more important.
05/07/2022
Teams urgently mobilized to help respond to disaster
01/07/2022
New guidance anticipated to quicken progress in achieving necessary safeguards
28/06/2022
G7 and Commonwealth Heads of Government call for strengthened support to global polio eradication effort
27/06/2022
Group issues recommendations to tackle both WPV1 outbreak in south-east Africa and variants across sub-Saharan Africa
22/06/2022
22 June 2022
15/06/2022
Medical doctors and religious teachers play a crucial role in building trust and convincing families to vaccinate their children against polio
13/06/2022
New report provides evidence on role of polio workforce in COVID-19 vaccine rollout and essential immunization, and makes the case to sustain the network to strengthen public health.
09/06/2022
Sports stars unite for the world’s biggest celebrity football match to raise support toward polio eradication.
