Polio
The Long View: A little less hesitation, a little more action - Elvis and the polio vaccine
As political and public health leaders across the world work to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, what can they learn from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll getting jabbed?
Women Leaders in Polio Eradication: Dr. Alda Morais Pedro De Sousa
Dr. De Sousa has spent more than twenty years charting the highs and lows of polio eradication in Angola.
New GPEI Director Aidan O’Leary takes helm of global polio effort
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.
4 of our greatest achievements in vaccine science (that led to COVID vaccines)
We've gone from a novel virus to several COVID-19 vaccines in less than a year. Here's what we've learned from earlier vaccines to allow this to happen.
What it takes to vaccinate 39 million children in Pakistan
Health workers take COVID-19 precautions to deliver polio drops.
Trekking through the snow to deliver vaccines
Vaccinators tackle winter conditions and challenging contexts during Afghanistan’s last polio campaign of the year.
Rallying to vaccinate every child against polio
Community mobilizers inform and prepare communities for vaccinators.
Come together: how the fight to end polio can help the COVID-19 recovery
The world is anxiously awaiting the development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Nearly 60 years ago, the world was also waiting in eager anticipation of a publicly available vaccine to stop a disease that was ravaging communities around the world and leaving debilitating paralysis in its wake: polio.
Nigeria is polio-free. What next?
Throughout the country, all year-round, routine and supplementary immunisation activities took place to ensure that no child was left behind from being vaccinated.
Sakina, Championing Women in the Fight Against Polio in Afghanistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan, 24 October 2020: In Dand District, Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, Sakina Abdul Ghafar mobilizes her community in support of polio vaccines. She is amongst 520 females, including mothers, in Kandahar that play a key role in reaching families with polio information.