Half a million children in European Region not fully vaccinated in their first year of life
While over 9 million children received all three of their first critical vaccine doses against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)…
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WHO: Vaccine-derived polioviruses
To eradicate polio, we need to stop all strains of the virus, including vaccine-derived polioviruses. This short video explains how…
Polio booster campaign
Polio booster campaign: Last month an unvaccinated man in Rockland county, New York contracted and became parylised by Poliomyelitis (Polio). …
BSPD: Time to talk about immunistion
BSPD advises GDP members to discuss immunisation following polio virus detection: Recent reports of the detection of the polio virus in…
23 million children missed vaccines in 2020
23 million children missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunization services in 2020 – 3.7 million more than in…
Plagues, neurology, and rehabilitation: polio
Plagues, neurology, and rehabilitation: The history of polio epidemics and how COVID-19 will affect approaches to rehabilitation: Date and time:…
WHO frontline fight with Covid-19 in Ethiopia
Using experiences from the Polio Programme in the response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia: The story of a dedicated frontline…
Dramatic drop in global measles cases
Dramatic drop in global measles cases: In 2016, an estimated 90 000 people died from measles – an 84% drop…
The last gasp of polio
The World Health Organisation is currently vaccinating 116 million African children against the preventable disease, polio. This week, 190,000 vaccinators…
Plant-based vaccine for polio
"The fight against polio has been one of the great success stories of modern medicine with the disease already eliminated…
Post Polio Syndrome: What is it, and why does it matter?
Poliomyelitis, or Polio, as it is more commonly known, is one of the world’s best-known diseases. Having famously been contracted…