In a rural village in Nigeria, a group of women knock on the door of new mother Hauwa Abubakar. She emerges from within, exhausted from the routine of feeding, sleeping, and caring for a little one...
In a complex environment, partners of the polio programme are working to vaccinate every child. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, emergency response has been ongoing since 2017 to overcome...
Summary of newly-reported viruses this week: Afghanistan – one new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1). Democratic Republic of Congo – two new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2...
Summary of new viruses this week: Papua New Guinea – three new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1). No new cases of wild poliovirus. Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to...
Six polio cases confirmed since June 2018; risk of further spread within the country is high 26 AUGUST 2018, PORT MORESBY – Two new polio cases were reported today by the National Department of...
Summary of new viruses this week: Afghanistan – one new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case. Democratic Republic of the Congo ‒ Based on positive contacts, two negative AFP index cases classified as...
On Pakistan Independence Day, vaccinators break records for the number of children protected against polio. Children clutch parents as the crowds gather. Overhead, clouds fill the sky, whilst below,...
By Roland Sutter, Research, Policy and Containment Team, Polio Eradication Department, WHO In April 2016, the polio programme embarked on a massive, coordinated effort to withdraw Sabin type-2 from...
Campaign in August targets children under 5 years of age in nine provinces 23 AUGUST 2018, PORT MORESBY - An estimated 700, 110 children under 5 years old will be vaccinated against polio in nine...