What does Give Polio The Finger mean? Polio vaccinators paint the little finger of the left hand with a purple dye to indicate that someone has received the oral polio vaccine (OPV). This is done as part of a global effort to eradicate polio, a...
2022 in review For polio eradication efforts, 2022 brought good news. Fewer genetic strains of the virus are circulating than ever before. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two countries where polio remains endemic. And support from political,...
What is that Polio Picture? The European Polio Conference, organized by Polio-France in cooperation with the European Polio Union (EPU), will be held on 25-27 May in Nancy, France. Registration details and further information are available here....
What is that Polio Picture? Children wait to be vaccinated during house-to-house visits for a national polio vaccination campaign in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday 06 June 2022. Photo credits: ©WHO/ Ismail TaxtaA Win Against Polio is a Win for...
What is that Polio Picture? There is a very real window of opportunity for success this year. But this window will not remain open for long. The virus will again gain in strength. 2023 is our chance. Let us take it. Let us keep the focus on our...
What is that Polio Picture? Pakistan last Sunday launched its first anti-polio campaign of the year, targeting 44.2 million children under the age of five. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif kicked off the nationwide drive by administering polio drops...
What is that Polio Picture? The Most Consequential Geographies 2023 is a critical year for the global effort to eradicate Polio. It is the year where all remaining poliovirus transmission globally is slated to be fully interrupted, per the GPEI...
What is that Polio Picture? The Fight against falling immunization rates - In Senegal last month, African heads of state came together at the Forum on Immunization and Polio Eradication in Africa to reaffirm their commitments to tackle declining...