23 October 2019 – World Polio Day on 24 October 2019 arrives at a critical moment for the programme worldwide, and especially in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. It’s no secret that 2019 has been a tough year for our Region, with more than 80 children paralyzed by wild poliovirus in Pakistan and Afghanistan. As the polio programmes in the 2...

5 September 2019, Cairo, Egypt ‒ The Islamic Advisory Group for Polio Eradication (IAG) held its sixth annual meeting reaffirming its commitment to global polio eradication efforts and reiterating its trust in the safety and effectiveness of the poliovirus vaccine as a preventative and life-saving tool that protects children. The meeting was...

Background 16 August 2019 - The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on polio eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan is the principal advisory group for polio eradication for both Afghanistan and Pakistan. The TAG is an independent body charged with advising and making recommendations to each ministry of health and Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)...

Progress to end polio discussed at the Thirty-third meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication Two year old Rajesh from the Eastern Mediterranean region shows off his purple finger, indicating that he has been vaccinated against the poliovirus. Photo: WHO Pakistan/Asad Zaidi 5 August 2019 –...

19-year-old vaccinator Shamima with her intricately embroidered notebook cover and carrier bags 8 March 2019 – Across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, efforts to stamp out vaccine-derived polio outbreaks and interrupt transmission of wild poliovirus depend on the hard work of hundreds of thousands of men and women. On International Women’s Day, we...

Shire vaccinating a childMohamed Shire, a polio eradication expert from Somalia, speaks about lessons from a life tirelessly working to eradicate first smallpox, then polio I have spent nearly my whole career working on eradication programmes – first smallpox, then polio. Eradication has been a rewarding career for me because I am so curious to know...

Searching for gaps WHO surveillance officers visit a village in a high-risk area to carry out an AFP case investigation. Photo: WHO Sudan8 February 2018 – As the world inches closer towards a polio-free future, finding and closing remaining gaps in national health system capacities to pick up traces of the virus is critical. Only three countries...

Dr Ghulam Popal, WHO Representative to Somalia, and Minister of Health Dr Fawziya Abikar Nor vaccinate a child against polio during the second focused campaign in Banadir, Lower and Middle Shabelle regions Mogadishu, 29 January 2018 |A second round of polio vaccination was launched at a ceremony today chaired by the Somali Federal Ministry of...

Ala Baydoun dedicates her ultra-marathon run in Jordan to raise awareness in the final fight against polio Ala Baydoun runs through the Jordanian desert in the Rum International Marathon. Ala dedicated her run to raise awareness for polio eradication. Photo: Ali Barqawi22 January 2018 – It’s just after 6am on a Friday morning in Petra, one of...

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