News Stories
11/05/2022
The support of community leaders and influencers is crucial in motivating parents and caregivers to vaccinate their children against polio
28/04/2022
An outbreak response assessment led by WHO on 11 to 15 April 2022 concluded that poliovirus is no longer circulating in Tajikistan, and thereby recommended official closure of the outbreak that started in January 2021.
26/04/2022
US$4.8 billion budget needed to implement new Strategy and eradicate the infectious disease
Germany announces it will co-host polio pledging moment in 2022
20/04/2022
Australian and Pakistani cricketers pay tribute to polio workers and helps raise awareness about vaccination to protect children against polio.
13/04/2022
With wild polio at lowest levels in history, SAGE also turns focus on post-eradication
30/03/2022
High-level summit held to take urgent action to end polio in country
17/03/2022
Local health authorities conducting investigations to determine source of virus and potential risk of further spread
09/03/2022
The brave women at all levels of the polio program bring us closer to a world without polio.
08/03/2022
José Manuel Albares, a Gender Champion for Polio Eradication pays tribute to women in polio eradication
02/03/2022
Insecurity and displacement increase risk of diseases such as polio
24/02/2022
Statements by Regional Director EMRO and United Nations in the country
14/02/2022
Members issue two statements on Yemen and Afghanistan calling for uninterrupted access for vaccinations to all children
10/02/2022
From a remote village in Malawi called Chinthenche to Zambia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and finally the WHO Regional Office for Africa.
