FATEHPUR – In Fatehpur, any mention of the month of August is followed by the word ‘qayamat’. In Urdu, qayamat is used to express what the end of the world would look like. It could be a physical or...
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Polio this week as of 26 October 2022
24 October marked World Polio Day and partners and countries around the world used the opportunity to raise awareness and resources for polio eradication. The WHO European Regional Office held an...
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Polio this week as of 19 October 2022
In Berlin, Germany, this week at the World Health Summit, global leaders confirmed US$2.6 billion in funding toward the GPEI’s 2022-2026 Strategy, at a pledging moment co-hosted by Germany’s Federal...
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Polio this week as of 12 October 2022
GPEI Pledging Moment, 18 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: GPEI leaders, donors, polio-affected countries and advocates will gather in Berlin next week at the World Health Summit for a global polio...
Pakistan + 1 more
Pakistan polio infrastructure continues support to flood relief, while intensifying eradication efforts
As Pakistan continues to struggle from the effects of the devastating floods affecting parts of the country, polio staff on the ground continue to assist emergency relief efforts. In flood-affected...
Syria + 5 more
Polio this week as of 20 September 2017
Weekly country updates as of 20 September 2017 Afghanistan No new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported in the past week. The total number of WPV1 cases for 2017 remains six. The most...
Syria + 5 more
Polio this week as of 13 September 2017
New on polioeradication.org: Polio vaccines reach vulnerable children in hard to reach areas of Syria. Following flooding in Benue, Nigeria, the World Health Organization has deployed its polio...
Local villagers lend their eyes and ears in the struggle to keep Somalia polio-free
As the world edges closer to becoming polio-free, keeping up the guard in countries at high risk of polio importation is more of a priority than ever. With polio continuing to circulate in the three...
Afghanistan + 15 more
Global Polio Eradication Initiative Monthly Situation Report - September 2010
FACTS & FIGURES - There have been 706 cases globally this year (635 type 1 and 71 type 3), compared with 1 126 cases at this time last year (387 type 1, 735 type 3, four type 1/3 mixtures). 17...
Polio eradication staff mobilized to support Pakistan flood relief
26 August 2010 Health system could take years to recover following flood damage "beyond imagination" Polio eradication staff and resources have been mobilized en masse to support the response to the...
Afghanistan + 17 more
Global Polio Eradication Initiative Monthly Situation Report - July - August 2010
Pakistan - polio infrastructure supports flood relief effort: Polio eradication staff and resources are being used to help in the response to the devastating floods affecting Pakistan. Polio...
Pakistan: polio eradication infrastructure supports flood relief efforts
In Pakistan, polio eradication staff and resources are being used to help in the response to the devastating floods affecting the country. Polio eradication epidemiologists and surveillance officers...