Polio outbreak in Ukraine closed
A child from the Roma community receives oral polio vaccine at a community health care centre in Mukachevo district, Ukraine, on 27 February 2023. © WHO/EURO WHO/Europe has declared an…
GPEI Statement on the Independent Monitoring Board’s Review of its 2022-2026 Strategy
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) welcomes the latest report from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), which presents a rigorous independent review of the programme’s progress toward its goals —…
Polio leaders in Pakistan on extraordinary operations visit
Dr Nadeem Jan, newly-appointed interim Federal Health Minister Pakistan, and Aidan O’Leary, Chair of the GPEI Strategy Committee. © NEOC Pakistan 4 September 2023 – Recognising the importance of Pakistan…
Geo-tracking system enhances polio response in Congo
Geospatial Tracking Systems have a critical role to play in the monitoring of vaccination teams during polio outbreak response campaigns. With support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the…
Extraordinary chains of coordination to detect poliovirus amidst Sudan’s conflict
One of the first tasks they took on was to find ways to detect the possible spread of an outbreak of variant poliovirus that was confirmed in December 2022 after…
Tanzania
Status: affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus 2 (cVDPV2) Polio this week in Tanzania One cVDPV2 case was reported in Rukwa making it the first in the country. A cVDPV2 was…
GPEI delegation concludes visit to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, JULY 21, 2023 – A high-level delegation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), including the Polio Oversight Board, visited Pakistan to discuss the impact of political transition on…
Africa’s polio certification commission calls for urgent action to bolster vaccination
Once children are vaccinated against polio, they are marked on their fingers to confirm their vaccination status. © WHO/AFRO With 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant polioviruses and 107 detections…