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   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?
   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
   28/09/2022
Pakistan is one of just two countries where the polio virus remains endemic. Challenges remain in identifying and vaccinating all children, but data management software is providing a way forward.
   15/08/2022
One year on from Afghanistan’s transition of power in August 2021, WHO’s polio eradication programme has made critical gains – but the job is far from finished
   08/07/2022
WHO Geographic Information System (GIS) equips over 200 specialists across Africa with essential digital mapping and Mobile Health skills to boost public health systems in their outbreak responses.
   06/07/2022
Parameters for global eradication revisited
   05/07/2022
Teams urgently mobilized to help respond to disaster
   28/06/2022
G7 and Commonwealth Heads of Government call for strengthened support to global polio eradication effort
   27/06/2022
Group issues recommendations to tackle both WPV1 outbreak in south-east Africa and variants across sub-Saharan Africa
   13/06/2022
New report provides evidence on role of polio workforce in COVID-19 vaccine rollout and essential immunization, and makes the case to sustain the network to strengthen public health.
   09/06/2022
Sports stars unite for the world’s biggest celebrity football match to raise support toward polio eradication.