What is that Polio Picture? A Polio Warrior! PDG Shirley Griffin, a member of the Longview, Texas, Rotary Club, traveled to India in 2012 to help administer the oral polio vaccine to children during a national immunization drive. Difficulty...
Shumaila Majeed community-based health worker in Lahore
What is that Polio Picture? For nine years, Shumaila Majeed has worked as a community-based health worker in Lahore, with a firm belief in empowering women and supporting their important presence in the polio program. A Win Against Polio is a Win...
A child is immunized in Pakistan with the help of the UAE
What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows a child being immunized in Pakistan with the help of the UAE. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on July 24 announced an additional US$9.5 million support to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative...
The GPEI is focusing on every missed child in Pakistan
What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is focusing on ‘every missed child’ in Pakistan, ensuring even the most vulnerable communities are served with vaccination services. This week's picture...
CDC scientist interacting with her Molecular Biology Workstation
What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist interacting with her Caliper LifeSciences’ Zephyr Molecular Biology Workstation, working with samples to be tested using a real-time PCR...
Female Vaccination Team immunize children in Afghanistan
What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows a Female Vaccination Team preparing to immunize children against Polio in Afghanistan. The Third of the comprehensive list of actions on the Delivering On A Promise - Polio Eradication Strategy...
Female vaccinators leading the Global Polio Eradication Effort
What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows Zubaida Bibi as she leads a team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north Pakistan. ©WHO/EMRO. Zubaida is another of our amazing female vaccinators who are leading the Global Polio Eradication Effort!...
Collecting samples for COVID-19 testing
What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows Chaudhry Hakim Ali and Muhammad Usman entering data after collecting samples for COVID-19 testing at a laboratory located at the National Institute of Health in Islamabad, Pakistan. © WHO/EMRO. The...
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Scott is a Rotarian in the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club of Kearney, NE