Polio this week as of 27 March 2024
Headlines “One of my key priorities as your Regional Director is to strengthen our region’s public health capacities so that you have all the tools not only to end transmission of polio, but to...
Headlines “One of my key priorities as your Regional Director is to strengthen our region’s public health capacities so that you have all the tools not only to end transmission of polio, but to...
Interviews with four experts On 27 March 2014, India was officially certified wild polio-free. This pivotal moment not only marked a triumph for the country itself, but as the last country battling...
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Headlines Polio survivor and eradication advocate, Paul Alexander has passed away at the age of 78, after living in an iron lung for over 70 years. Paul contracted polio in 1952 when he was six and...
The Female Mobiliser Vaccinator (FMV) programme supported by UNICEF and partners continue to play a critical role in efforts to reach every child and end polio in the country. It’s midmorning in...
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Headlines To mark the International Women's Day on the 8th of March, you are invited to attend a webinar about the powerful impact of women in the global effort to eradicate polio. During the...
In December 2023, novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) made history by becoming the first vaccine to move from use under a WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) recommendation to full licensure and WHO...
Headlines Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates:
Headlines Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates: