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25/04/2017
From the most remote communities to the laboratory, the World Health Organization makes sure that the pieces of the polio surveillance system work together; so that if the virus is circulating anywhere in the world it will be found – and stopped.
25/04/2017
In every vulnerable country, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative helps make sure that every child receives polio vaccines; even those who are hard to reach. Find out about the role of the World Health Organization within the partnership.
24/04/2017
Polio eradication efforts closer than ever to likely triumph – making it more important than ever to finish the job, says Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director General.
29/03/2017
The growing role of environmental surveillance in the drive to eradicate polio
27/03/2017
Countries have destroyed or plan to securely retain poliovirus type 2
23/03/2017
116 million children to be immunized from coast to coast across the continent, as regional emergency outbreak response intensifies
07/03/2017
Polio immunization activities are empowering over 200 000 disadvantaged women in Nigeria.
07/03/2017
A short video-chat with Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq, Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Polio Eradication in Pakistan, on the prospects of eradicating polio in the country.
03/03/2017
GPEI is seeking research proposals to accelerate polio eradication
02/03/2017
Afghanistan steps up surveillance to accelerate polio eradication
24/02/2017
Researchers have taken one step closer to poliovirus-free vaccine production
22/02/2017
A chat about the status of polio eradication in Pakistan in 2016 with Chris Maher, Manager of WHO’s polio eradication efforts’ in the Eastern Mediterranean
21/02/2017
A €70 million EU grant will support polio eradication and efforts and health systems strengthening in Nigeria
17/02/2017
New funding will contribute to emergency efforts in Nigeria and Lake Chad Region to prevent further spread of polio and stop the outbreak for good
14/02/2017
Bill and Melinda Gates have released their Annual Letter, highlighting how close polio eradication is to achieving its goal.
