News Stories
23/04/2021
The Principality of Monaco has long been a dedicated supporter of the effort to eradicate polio, and is the highest per capita contributor to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
14/04/2021
Somalia’s outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) has been successfully stopped, with no international spread
01/04/2021
Polio survivor Mujahid Miran recalls the challenges of growing up with disabilities, and how his own experiences led to his commitment to creating awareness on the virus
23/03/2021
On Tuesday 16 March, the effort to eradicate polio got a major push from a new backer: the just-inaugurated Regional Subcommittee on Polio Eradication and Outbreaks.
16/03/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for January 2021
13/03/2021
To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), a modified vaccine, known as novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) is now being rolled out.
07/03/2021
Spanish Foreign Minister reflects on the role of women in polio eradication after her visit to Chad
05/03/2021
By asking polio eradicators to “put on their gender glasses”, Heather Monnet is a driving force behind the GPEI gender strategy.
24/02/2021
As we approach International Women’s Day, GPEI honours two women without whom we would not be where we are
23/02/2021
In a special interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to Holger Knaack (HK), President of Rotary International.
18/02/2021
Dr. Folake Olayinka speaks about overcoming gender-related barriers to immunization.
08/02/2021
Report outlines the vital role that the polio eradication network plays in global health security and argues that this infrastructure must be sustained.
02/02/2021
Dr. De Sousa has spent more than twenty years charting the highs and lows of polio eradication in Angola.
28/01/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for November 2020
28/01/2021
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for November 2020
