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Women Leaders in Polio Eradication: Ellyn Ogden

On Ellyn Ogden’s desk sits a decades old coffee mug. It has a special significance for the woman who has led polio eradication for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) since 1997. On the mug, are ten women, the Ladies in Polio, who at th...

Following in the footsteps of Princess Grace: Monaco & the fight to eradicate polio

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.

Somalia: formal closure of the cVDPV3 outbreak

Somalia’s outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) has been successfully stopped, with no international spread

Living with Polio in Pakistan

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

Egypt and UAE co-chair new EMRO ministerial subcommittee on polio

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.

“All the work I do with communities on polio I do for my daughter”

Hira’s story epitomizes the heroic contribution of women polio workers in Afghanistan who continue building trust in vaccines among parents and caregivers in the quest to immunize every last child and end polio.

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18/08/2011

Rotarians don’t shy away from a challenge

…So when the Gates Foundation challenged Rotary International to raise US$200 million, they set to work with gusto. Back in 2007, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issued Rotary International a challenge - raise US$ 100 million for polio eradica...

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