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27/08/2021
Learn how the type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) is being rolled out across Africa to help more sustainably address outbreaks of a non-wild form of polio, cVDPV2, and protect children across the continent.
27/08/2021
Despite success against wild polio in the African region, outbreaks of the non-wild form of polio, cVDPV2, continue. With continued country commitment to eradication, a future where no child in Africa is paralysed by the virus is possible.
27/08/2021
26 August 2021, Brazzaville – Governments from the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have committed to ending all remaining forms of polio and presented a scorecard to track progress towards the eradication of the virus. The commitme...
25/08/2021
Afghanistan’s Polio Eradication Initiative continues operations amidst ongoing instability in the country
20/08/2021
‘Delivering on a promise – Achieving and sustaining a polio-free Africa’
17/08/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for July 2021
26/07/2021
Funding to be used to vaccinate more than 16 million children in 84 highest risk districts
14/07/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for May 2021
14/07/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for May 2021
24/06/2021
Pakistan is one of two countries where wild poliovirus remains endemic making it essential that the entire country supports the successful implementation of every polio campaign. Women play a critical role, often working at polio’s frontline.
23/06/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for April 2021
23/06/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for April 2021
