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   27/02/2014
Action on EB request on Polio Vaccination of Travellers
WHO takes steps to assess public health benefits of tightening application of polio vaccination recommendations for travellers
   27/02/2014
Islamic Scholars Call for Access to Vaccinate Children
Islamic Advisory Group adopts urgent plan of action against polio Jeddah, 27 Feb 2014 – The world’s leading Islamic scholars, led by the Grand Imam of the Holy Mosque of Mecca, today stated that protection against diseases is obligatory and admissible und...
   26/02/2014
Expert Spotlight
Dr Oyewale Tomori, Chairman of Nigeria’s Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization
   18/02/2014
A Pakistani Mother: Unstoppable, Even by Polio
Courageous Pakistani mothers, like polio survivor Saima, are key to ending polio’s paralysing effects on children for good – not just in Pakistan, but all over the world. This is not the first time Saima Liaqat has shown her courage. Stricken by po...
   11/02/2014
Surveillance, the backbone of polio eradication
A surveillance system proved to be the most important milestone in the journey of polio eradication in India, Testing in Mumbai laboratory of the Enterovirus Research Centre ERC Much has been written about India’s success against polio...
   10/02/2014
Lawrence Ellison Foundation Joins Global Effort to End Polio with $100 Million Donation
Money to support final push for polio eradication GENEVA, (Feb. 8, 2014) – Buoyed by progress made in two of three countries where polio has never been stopped and India’s recent success marking three years polio-free, the Lawrence Ellison Foundation...
   03/02/2014
Polio – a Symptom of Syria’s Suffering
The paralysis of children by polio throws into sharp relief the damage to the country’s health infrastructure and the impact of that on the health of the Syrian people The ongoing outbreak of polio in Syria is one of the most challenging and visible o...
   23/01/2014
Heads of WHO and UNICEF join call for greater access to Syrian children
The UN agencies in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative sign open letter calling on all parties to the Syrian conflict to allow aid to reach children Two children in a kindergarten Arabic class compete to answer the teacher’s question. © U...
   14/01/2014
Polio vaccination campaigns in Syria continue despite challenges
More than 2 million children were immunized against polio last week WHO Syria 14 January 2014 – According to preliminary results more than 2 million children were immunized against polio across Syria last week during a third round of vaccination in r...
   13/01/2014
India’s Anniversary: Celebrating Three Years Polio-Free
India marks three years since its last case of polio, despite once being considered the most challenging place to end the disease Today, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative joins India and the global community in celebrating a historic global health...
   26/12/2013
Planning for a polio-free future
Ensuring polio-funded resources can continue to strengthen health systems. Mainstreaming polio efforts into national and international immunization programmes will fortify health systems and enable disease detection and response globally. ©...
   16/12/2013
One month on
Providing essential health services in areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan
   06/12/2013
The man who kicked polio out of Africa
Another reason the children of the world will always be grateful to Nelson Mandela
   06/12/2013
Syrian Arab Republic: put Polio Risk above all other Interests
WHO and UNICEF have appealed to all parties to cooperate
   02/12/2013
“Ambitious but achievable”
Experts discuss the largest-ever global rollout of a single vaccine
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