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31/03/2023
Rigorous independent review to assess status to meeting end-2023 critical goals
10/03/2023
On Tuesday 28 February 2023, ministers and high-level delegates from across the Eastern Mediterranean Region participated in the seventh meeting of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks.
09/03/2023
Latest recommendations from independent global certification body
08/03/2023
In the polio eradication programme, women are forces to be reckoned with. They play important and integral roles at all levels of the programme. We got the perspectives of four women from WHO EMRO who tap into digital innovations to shape decision-making
02/02/2023
At WHO Executive Board, experts discuss concrete ways to tackle last remaining polio strong-holds
24/01/2023
Polio programme must keep clear focus in 2023 on adapting operations amid broader humanitarian emergencies
08/12/2022
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
25/10/2022
We are close to making polio the second human disease to be eradicated, but what will it take to finally consign this killer disease to the history books?
24/10/2022
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) stands tall on the foundation of millions of women’s efforts and voices.
18/10/2022
More than 3000 scientists and health experts from 115 countries urge the world to fully fund eradication strategy following resurgence of disease
13/10/2022
Tuesday 11 October 2022
10/10/2022
“Rarely have I seen such commitment and dedication as I have seen in Pakistan.”
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.
28/06/2022
G7 and Commonwealth Heads of Government call for strengthened support to global polio eradication effort
