All travellers crossing the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan are vaccinated against polio, regardless of age On both sides of the historical 2640-kilometre-long border between Pakistan and...
The report by the Director-General World Health Organization on the eradication of poliomyelitis is online, ahead of the 72ndWorld Health Assembly scheduled for May 2019. The report summarizes the...
Polio programme assessed by experts at the global immunization meeting After concerted efforts spanning decades, polio eradication efforts are in the homestretch and experts are advising how to...
The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) met on 2-4 April 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. Among other immunization topics, SAGE was provided an update on the latest global...
South Sudan leverages Smart Interactive visualization of Disease surveillance and Routine Immunization assessments In a control room at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa...
JICA continues to support Pakistan in polio eradication efforts On 15 March 2019 in Islamabad, representatives from the Embassy of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) were...
Roadmap to secure lasting world free of all polioviruses The GPEI Strategic Plan 2019-2023 lays out the roadmap to achieving and sustaining a world free of all polioviruses. It focuses on three key...
Following cyclone Idai’s landfall in Mozambique, accessibility in many areas remains a challenge, particularly Beira City. However, outside of Beira, polio outbreak response is ongoing in Zambezia...
Resilience and resolve are the keywords for women eradicating polio Thanks to the unbending resolve and resilience of women health professionals as they go door-to-door across villages and mountains...