November 27, 2023
Somalia: Teach Us About Polio in Our Own Language - Somalia's Maay Speakers
Vaccination is crucial for preventing the spread of the polio, a highly contagious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death. But widespread, ongoing conflict in… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Africa: 'Vaccination A Safe Medical Procedure That Saves Lives' - Africa Must Eradicate Polio
To address declining immunization rates and the resurgence of polio, President Macky Sall - speaking during the Forum for Polio Vaccination and Eradication in Africa held this… Read more »
October 15, 2022
Nigeria: Let's Eradicate Polio – an Urgent Health Priority
Recently, the governor of the state of New York in the United States, declared a state of emergency over polio. This declaration followed the discovery of the poliovirus in… Read more »
March 23, 2022
Southern Africa: Eradicating Polio Would Eradicate So Much Tragedy
In the outskirts of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, just beyond where paved roads transition to dirt, an undiagnosed polio infection paralysed a three-year-old girl. From one day to… Read more »
August 06, 2021
Nigeria: Vaccine Acceptance and Supply is Crucial for Nigeria - Expert
Only around 1% of Nigeria’s 200 million people have been vaccinated against COVID-19. It is a worrying picture for this giant West African nation - especially if the… Read more »
August 25, 2020
Africa: Creating a Great Polio Legacy in the African Region
"Could you patent the sun?" That was the acclaimed reply from Dr. Jonas Salk when asked whether he'd be patenting his breakthrough polio vaccine. Read more »
August 21, 2019
Nigeria: Nigeria Marks a Major Milestone - 3 Years Without Polio
Nigeria has made remarkable progress against polio. Read more »
January 24, 2019
Africa: Why Surveillance of Essential Vaccines is Important
Immunization is one of the most effective public health interventions that prevent millions of deaths every year in all age groups from vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite… Read more »
February 14, 2017
Africa: Poverty is Sexist, Bill and Melinda Gates Say in Annual Letter
Bill and Melinda Gates have released their annual letter, and this time it is addressed to their "dear friend" Warren Buffett, who donated most of his fortune to the Bill and… Read more »
March 24, 2016
Nigeria: Ending Polio Will Bring Wider Benefits
Nigeria has seen a year and a half with no child paralysed by wild poliovirus. This is a remarkable achievement, taking the world one step closer to reaching eradication once and… Read more »
October 24, 2013
Africa: Advances and Setbacks in Polio Fight
As the global community marks World Polio Day on Thursday, recent events show there is both cause for celebration and concern. Read more »
August 05, 2013
Africa: Response to Polio Outbreaks Shows Global Eradication Plan Is Working
Just as we were seeing record-low cases of polio worldwide and coming closer than ever to eradication, 105 new cases of wild polio have been identified in Kenya and Somalia,… Read more »
April 11, 2013
Africa: African Scientists Endorse New Polio Eradication Strategy
Nigerian and South African scientists have joined hundreds of other experts from more than 80 other countries to launch the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication – a… Read more »
February 08, 2013
Nigeria: Nine Polio Health Workers Gunned Down
Unknown gunmen shot dead nine women involved in Nigeria's polio-vaccination campaign in the northern city of Kano on Friday in two separate attacks, press reports said on Friday. Read more »
January 27, 2013
Egypt: Investigation Continues After Wild Poliovirus Is Detected
Nearly eight years after the World Health Organization declared Egypt polio free and two years after the last reported case, wild poliovirus has popped up in the capital,… Read more »
November 05, 2011
South Africa: Polio-Fighting Breakdancer Defies Gravity to Awe Crowds
In moves dance festival organisers in this seaside city described as "verging on impossible", the hip-hop dancer's feet rarely touched the floor, as he used his hands, push-up… Read more »
November 03, 2011
Nigeria: Polio Survivor Helps Others With Mobility
Although Ayuba Gufwan, 39, is a deeply religious man, he has not accepted his fate in life sitting down. Instead, he has taken matters into his own hands and made it his life's… Read more »
July 21, 2011
Africa: Campaign Against Polio at Risk
The effort to eradicate polio is on "knife's edge". Read more »