News from the European Polio Union – GPEI
Mar 14, 2018 · The partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) would like to commend the EPU for its work and the critical support it is providing to persons living with polio.
polio response efforts in Gaza and for the additional contribution of US$ 19 million to ensure that other countries globally are able to conduct polio vaccination campaigns to protect their children and contribute to a polio-free world. WHO would also like to thank the Government of the United Arab Emirates for its contribution of
discusses the complex journey towards polio eradication and the formidable challenges faced in the last two polio-endemic countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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July 2024 POLIO NEWS
The world has made incredible progress against polio, with cases down 99.9% over the past four decades, but the final stretch remains the toughest. With ongoing support from donors and affected countries, together we can eradicate this disease for good. Learn more about Team End Polio and how you can support this historic effort at teamendpolio ...
wild polio will officially be gone from five of six WHO regions. Get an inside look on the state of eradication efforts in what could be the . final polio-endemic region – the Eastern Mediterranean – and why we must revitalize commitment to vaccinating every child against polio in the wild virus’ last reservoir. [More] Total . POLIO NEWS
Global leaders undaunted in face of rising polio cases – GPEI
Nov 14, 2024 · The year 2024 has not been an easy one for polio eradication, with an increase in wild poliovirus transmission in the remaining two endemic countries and new and high-profile outbreaks including in Gaza. And yet global commitment to polio eradication remains as …
Polio News 2024 – English – GPEI
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Fighting polio vaccine misinformation – GPEI
Oct 30, 2023 · During a polio vaccination campaign in July 2023, U-Reporters spoke with mothers and fathers about polio vaccines in markets, churches and mosques while the fact checkers tracked and responded to fake news and rumours related to polio vaccines.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) Strategy marks 2023 as the year when all remaining poliovirus transmission is to be interrupted, and success relies on ensuring that all children receive lifesaving vaccines, no matter where they are in the world.
health efforts like polio eradication are already clear. The polio program is hard at work to help respond to climate emergencies, in Pakistan and around the world, and will continue to adapt on the path to a sustainable, climate-resilient, polio-free world. This month, the GPEI published a …