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25/09/2017
With the global polio case count at the lowest in history, there has never been a better time to invest in surveillance for poliovirus.
22/09/2017
Volunteer community health workers responding to the outbreak of cholera are one of the most powerful means to help curb the spread of disease.
14/09/2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for August 2017
13/09/2017
Despite challenges, polio vaccination campaigns have been carried out in Syria in response to an outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus
31/08/2017
In July and August, health workers and volunteers vaccinated hundreds of thousands of children in targeted campaigns in Syria to protect them from an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
28/08/2017
Polio has not been detected for a year, but that doesn't mean it’s gone
25/08/2017
Armed with maps and motorbikes, religious leaders cover great ground in support of polio vaccination
25/08/2017
On his motorbike, Mullah Rashid criss-crosses Kandahar, talking to communities about the importance of vaccination
25/08/2017
Adding creativity and colour to polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan.
24/08/2017
Mountains, floods, deserts, long distances can all make it harder to reach every last child with vaccine
23/08/2017
Before a vaccination campaign begins, health workers must piece together a huge amount of information so every last child is reached with the polio vacine
21/08/2017
Snapshot of polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for July 2017
18/08/2017
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for July 2017
14/08/2017
It’s been 3 years since Somalia saw its last case of wild poliovirus. While this is a cause for celebration, it’s also a call for continued vigilance.
07/08/2017
Karachi’s Khalida - forging a path to trust in vaccines
