GPEI Media Centre

Welcome to the GPEI’s online Media Center, a centralized resource where you can view and download fact sheets, informational videos and other helpful resources on the programme’s work to eradicate polio.

If you have any questions, or are interested in writing about polio or the GPEI, please email or call us:

Sona Bari, Senior Communications Officer, WHO, baris@who.int, +41 22 791 1476
Oliver Rosenbauer, Communications Officer, WHO, rosenbauero@who.int; +41 22 791 3832

General background

Learn about the GPEI
Read weekly updates on the polio programme and case counts
Find annual case counts since 2000 in the WHO polio database
Catch up on all the most recent polio news
Learn more about the importance of investing in polio eradication
Answer your questions on the strategy for keeping the world polio-free

Fact sheets

Find out more about the status of global polio eradication efforts

Learn about vaccine-derived poliovirus and the polio vaccines being used

Explore the program’s broad impact beyond polio – including expanding health services, improving disease surveillance, and building health worker capacity around the world

Informational videos

Discover how the programme is reaching every last child
Find out what it takes to respond to a polio outbreak
Understand the differences between the two polio vaccines
Explore the intricacies of polio surveillance
Learn about the role of gender in eradicating polio gender animation