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The 148th session of the Executive Board (EB) is currently underway with Member States meeting virtually to discuss the most pressing global health issues including COVID-19 and Polio. The EB reports...

“Our children are like flowers and these anti-polio drives help them grow up healthy and strong,” says Zubair, who along with his colleague Afzal is part of Pakistan’s 260,000-strong frontline...

Health workers take COVID-19 precautions to deliver polio drops With masks on their faces and sanitizers in their pockets, an immunization team makes their way through the narrow lanes of Lahore’s...

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a deep global health and economic crisis. The Polio Oversight Board (POB) remains steadfast in its resolve to secure a polio-free world, while reaffirming its...

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a deep global health and economic crisis. The Polio Oversight Board (POB) remains steadfast in its resolve to secure a polio-free world, while reaffirming its...

Three cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) were reported; one each in the Western Area, Northern and North Western. These are the first cVDPV2 cases in the country...

THE WORLD IS WAITING Nineteenth Report December 2020 INTRODUCTION Taken together, the 17th (November 2019) and 18th (July 2020) IMB reports showed: deep-seated, long-standing and intractable barriers...

Summary of new WPV and cVDPV viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives): Afghanistan: one WPV1 positive environmental sample and 26 cVDPV2 cases Pakistan: five WPV1 positive environmental...

Polio this week as of 23 December 2020 The19th report of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) has been published. The IMB notes the strong resumption of polio campaigns following the temporary...

Introduction L’effort mondial pour éradiquer la poliomyélite a connu des succès formidables grâce à l’Initiative mondiale pour l’éradication de la poliomyélite (IMEP), sous l’égide des gouvernements...