What is that Polio Picture? Another Purple Pinkie - Another child saved! Salk’s inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) entered human trials and was approved first. But it was Sabin’s oral polio vaccine (OPV) that became the global workhorse in polio...
What is that Polio Picture? Last month, over 3 000 leading scientists, physicians, and global health experts from over 115 countries launched the 2022 Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication. The Scientific Declaration has re-energized the...
What is that Polio Picture? What does $2.6 Billion look like? At a challenging time for countries around the world, governments and partners have stepped forward to demonstrate their collective resolve to eradicate the second human disease ever. ...
What is that Polio Picture? Afghanistan - The transition of power in Afghanistan in August 2021 left the fate of nation’s polio program uncertain at a critical moment, with wild poliovirus cases at a historic low. But since November, seven...
What is that Polio Picture? We’re at an urgent point in our work to achieve a polio-free world and to adapt the lessons learned to improve health systems worldwide. Learn about the state of polio eradication and its broader relevance to global...
What is that Polio Picture? As Pakistan continues to struggle from the effects of the devastating floods affecting parts of the country, polio staff on the ground continue to assist emergency relief efforts. In flood-affected districts, the polio...
What is that Polio Picture? Rotary International President Jennifer Jones announces Rotary's $150 million pledge toward polio eradication efforts at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival in New York City on Sept 24. The additional funding Jones...
What is that Polio Picture? Afghanistan - For the last two decades, the prospect of sending 16 visiting polio experts out across the provinces of Afghanistan would have been impossible but from June 6-19, 2022, WHO Afghanistan’s polio eradication...