Countries on the continent are not waiting to be saved, they are paving the way with community-led, astute, innovative and independent immunisation programmes
Kunle Adeyanju has travelled to 42 cities in 13 countries on a mission to help eradicate polio. What he experienced runs counter to prevailing narratives about the countries
Over the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted efforts to combat vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio
As Covid vaccines near the manufacturing stage, a look at two polio vaccines provides valuable historical insights
The global polio eradication initiative, involving governments, the World Health Organisation and other institutions, was launched in 1988. It took three decades of immunising…
Multiple polio vaccination workers in Pakistan have been killed in attacks targeting health workers in the country’s northwest earlier this week
Surprised? Which is to be expected when the media thrives on keeping us in a state of alarm
With just nine cases of the virus so far this year – in Pakistan and Afghanistan – the WHO is confident the battle against polio is nearly won.
The continent is two years away from being certified polio-free but violent insurgencies could hamper efforts to finally eradicate the virus.
Adults scarred by polio are fighting stigma and shame to persuade parents in the DRC to vaccinate their children.
UN aid agencies say heavy fighting has prevented health workers from getting polio vaccine to 100 000 Syrian children.
A polio outbreak to the east of the country has reinforced the call for relief workers’ safety.
The World Health Organisation has confirmed a polio outbreak among young children in north-east Syria, adding that the risk is high for it to spread.
Three workers in a United Nations-backed polio eradication campaign have been shot in Pakistan and two of them have been killed.
The richest man in Africa and the wealthiest man from the US have joined forces in the battle against polio, which has seen a resurgence in Nigeria.
India has been removed from a list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation, marking a victory for its health workers.
If no cases of polio are discovered, India will no longer be considered to be polio endemic as it celebrates a year since its last reported case.
Lax immunisation has resulted in outbreaks in formerly virus-free zones on the continent.
Unicef gets ready to launch a mass immunisation campaign in the Republic of Congo, after an outbreak of polio claimed 97 lives in under a week.
