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A village in the border of Leuser ecosystem in East Aceh. Credit: Dyna Rochmyaningsih

A broad coalition pulls together to help Indonesia curb polio in its vaccine-shyest province

21 Mar 2023

4 min read

A little girl on one of the rural streets in Surkhandarya District. Credit: U.Maniyazova

How Uzbekistan scrambled to stay polio-free – and succeeded

17 Feb 2023

5 min read

Polio Routine immunisation

Children wait to be vaccinated during house-to-house visits for a national polio vaccination campaign in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday 06 June 2022. Credit: ©WHO/ Ismail Taxta

“Someone has to do this. And it’s us, here, now”

15 Feb 2023

6 min read

Cross-posts Polio Gender equality

A health worker administering polio drops to a child during nationwide door to door campaign in UC Jalala in Texila, Pakistan. Credit: Gavi/2020/Asad Zaidi

2023 – zero-dose children in seven subnational consequential geographies hold key to success

25 Jan 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Polio Zero-dose children

Polio vaccinators in India going the extra mile to find and immunise children wherever they are – in cities, in transit on trains or living in remote regions of the country. Credit: GAVI/2013/Manpreet Romana

Polio-free India: It seemed impossible until it was done

12 Jan 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Polio

Brad Fuller survived polio as a toddler, a few years before the vaccine was available. Decades later his issues with balance and muscle weakness intensified, symptoms that were diagnosed as post-polio syndrome. Credit: Maddy Alewine for Undark

For Some Survivors, Polio Casts a Long Shadow

4 Jan 2023

15 min read

Cross-posts Polio Vaccine development

Polio vaccination campaign in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria in 2019. Conflicts such as those in north eastern Nigeria can hinder immunisation efforts. Credit: Rotary International

The peril of polio control in shadow of war

22 Dec 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Polio Conflict & humanitarian

Children show their inked fingers – a sign they have been vaccinated against polio. © WHO/Afghanistan

Polio experts eye clear tactics in final push to achieve success

9 Dec 2022

7 min read

Cross-posts Polio Outbreaks

Polio vaccination posters were put at all convenient places to reach all recipients for maximum reach Credit: Derick Matsengarwodzi

Zimbabwe begins polio drive to quell first threat in 30 years

16 Nov 2022

4 min read

Vaccine campaigns Polio

The efforts to stop polio promise to prevent innumerable children from lifelong paralysis. Credit: GAVI/2013/Manpreet Romana

We are at a crossroads for polio eradication. My experience in India shows why it’s still achievable.

9 Nov 2022

6 min read

Cross-posts Polio

A child receives Oral Polio Vaccine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Credit: Ministry of National Health Services

Pakistan is working with Rotary to eradicate polio

31 Oct 2022

4 min read

Outbreaks Polio Vaccine campaigns

A health worker administering polio drops to a child during nationwide door to door campaign in UC Jalala in Texila, Pakistan. Gavi/2020/Asad Zaidi

The endgame: What will it take to eradicate polio?

24 Oct 2022

12 min read

Polio Routine immunisation Explainer Spotlight on polio

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