News Stories
26/01/2021
Even in face of global COVID-19 pandemic, governments and partners start the battle afresh, determined to finish polio once and for all
14/01/2021
Health workers take COVID-19 precautions to deliver polio drops
12/01/2021
In a special one-off interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to both Aidan O’Leary (A-O’L) and Michel Zaffran (MZ) about the future of polio eradication.
07/01/2021
After a pandemic that triggered a deep global health and economic crisis, the POB addresses the next phase of GPEI support for COVID-19 response.
23/12/2020
Vaccinators tackle winter conditions and challenging contexts during Afghanistan’s last polio campaign of the year.
18/12/2020
UNICEF Programme Officer Jawahir Habib explains why polio eradication is a force for social change.
17/12/2020
By releasing £70 million of 2019 – 2023 pledge, the United Kingdom is helping the polio programme close immunity gaps and fight outbreaks.
15/12/2020
New director joins with wealth of emergencies and public health experience
14/12/2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for September 2020
14/12/2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for October 2020
02/12/2020
After a pause in polio campaigns due to COVID-19, Chad and other African Region countries strive to boost immunity
25/11/2020
Community mobilizers build trust with communities ahead of crucial vaccination campaigns.
17/11/2020
Ms. Rina Dey, Communications Director for CORE Group Polio Project India, explains why listening to communities is key to ending polio.
13/11/2020
Nouvel outil à utiliser pour lutter contre le PVDVc2
13/11/2020
WHO has issued an Emergency Use Listing recommendation for the type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2)