News Stories
28/04/2016
This World Immunization Week, the global goal of polio eradication is closer than ever, although more needs to be done to deliver a world free from the disease
22/04/2016
Watch the countdown as 155 countries and territories stop using the trivalent oral polio vaccine in a globally synchronised switch to the bivalent vaccine
21/04/2016
Despite the end of the outbreak in the Middle East, a photo series shows how countries like Jordan are keeping up the fight against polio
21/04/2016
Despite the end of the outbreak in the Middle East, a photo series shows how countries like Jordan are keeping up the fight against polio
© WHO/J.Swan
While polio continues to circulate anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain a...
14/04/2016
155 countries around the world switching from trivalent OPV to bivalent OPV
12/04/2016
Partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are taking important steps to mitigate the small risks associated with the switch
08/04/2016
The switch will see the replacement of the trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (tOPV) with bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (bOPV).
22/03/2016
An innovative new product may help the polio program to spare doses of IPV.
22/03/2016
There is now one month to go until the globally synchronised project in the history of vaccination: the removal of the type two component of the oral polio vaccine
14/03/2016
Safe and affordable inactivated polio vaccine for low-income countries
08/03/2016
From reaching every child with polio vaccines to ensuring their children receive the protection they deserve, women are at the heart of polio eradication efforts. Today, we thank them all for their tireless commitment to children
03/03/2016
Supplement highlights key programmatic innovations that led to success.
02/03/2016
A new short film shows why it is so important to plan for how the polio infrastructure can be used to meet broader health needs, both now and in the future.
23/02/2016
There are just eight weeks to go until the switch from trivalent to bivalent oral polio vaccine in April 2016
22/02/2016
Through this series of short videos, learn about the polio vaccines, the phased removal of the oral polio vaccine and poliovirus containment
