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A happy mother near Lilongwe smiles relieved after getting her child vaccinated against polio

Over 33 million children vaccinated against wild poliovirus in southern Africa

Lusaka – A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild…
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The POSE participants

Intensified efforts to maintain a Polio free Eswatini

Eswatini has joined countries like Botswana, Mozambique, and Malawi…
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Joint statement by WHO-UNICEF-ROTARY on World Polio Day

Afar Region, Ethiopia, 05 November 2022 – Today we commemorate the…
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Door-to-door polio vaccine campaign in Uganda

Uganda targets over 8.7 million children with the new oral polio vaccine as part of its process to build health systems resilience

The Ugandan Ministry of Health is set to administer the new oral…
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WHO Surveillance Officer Abdisalan Muktar Ali investigating and verifying of the Mohammed, the child that was suspected acute flaccid paralysis (AFP).

No suspected polio case is too hard-to-reach for investigation and follow up in Ethiopia

A glimpse into the work of a WHO surveillance officer in Somali…
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Zimbabwe to embark on mass vaccinations against Wild Polio

Zimbabwe to embark on mass vaccinations against Wild Polio

Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe today joins a synchronized multicountry…
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Image courtesy of Rotary International

Progress in polio eradication in Africa

Abuja – The African region has made significant strides in the fight…
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Approximately 16 000 vaccinators and community mobilizers were deployed in Mozambique's third round of the polio campaign. Their efforts to overcome vaccine hesitancy are essential to reaching high immunisation rates to eradicate polio.

Overcoming vaccine hesitancy in Mozambique’s polio fight

Lichinga, Mozambique – It is the last day of polio vaccination…
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Accra, Ghana - Six months old Sefadzi Akorli from Adaklu in the Volta Region is among millions of Ghanaian children receiving the vaccine against polio variant type 2 this month.

Ghana targets over 7 million in polio vaccination drive

Accra – Six-month-old Sefadzi Akorli from Adaklu in Ghana’s Volta…
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polio surveillance strengthening activities

Zimbabwe intensifies polio surveillance

By Vivian Mugarisi Harare, Zimbabwe - In the wake of wild-polio…
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