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08/05/2018
Contributions to WHO and UNICEF will help end polio in Afghanistan, and fund global eradication efforts.
27/04/2018
At their triennial summit, Commonwealth leaders emphasized renewed support for international efforts to tackle polio and other diseases.
16/04/2018
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, disburses final US$12 million of US$120 million commitment made in 2013
09/04/2018
Gates and Dangote emphasized the need to eradicate polio, strengthen routine immunization, and improve primary health care.
19/03/2018
In Nigeria, experts from the frontline of polio eradication are helping to end other disease outbreaks.
13/03/2018
In Nigeria, dedicated female mobilizers are critical in the fight against polio.
02/03/2018
US$ 3.2 million pledged for equipment to help detect the last remaining reservoirs of the virus.
09/01/2018
We join Dr Urs Herzog, Rotarian, polio eradicator, National PolioPlus Advocacy Advisor for Rotary Switzerland and polio survivor himself, as he explains the financial costs of the programme and why it is critical that we eradicate every trace of the virus.
29/12/2017
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is partnering with institutions in seven countries to help document and disseminate knowledge from the polio programme
18/12/2017
€ 2 million in support pledged to help defeat last remaining reservoirs of the virus
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.
07/11/2017
High level support from Ministers of Health is critical to ensure polio eradication success.
04/08/2017
New funding from the UK for polio eradication will immunize up to 45 million children a year against polio.
28/06/2017
Ambassador Carole Lanteri hands over to Ambassador Mitsuko Shino as co-chair of the Polio Partners Group, as countries and partners come together to discuss progress towards polio eradication
12/06/2017
Countries and partners pledge US$ 1.2 billion to protect 450 million children from polio every year
