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World: Polio this week as of 21 January 2015
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iraq, Israel, Liberia,...
View ArticleEthiopia: Drop by drop closer to polio-free Ethiopia
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: EthiopiaJigjiga/Wardher, 9 February 2015 - A pledge of commitment for a polio-free Ethiopia was made on 8 February 2015 in Jigjiga and Warher at the launch of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Polio Vaccination Campaign Reaches 26,000 Children in South Sudan
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: South SudanSouth Sudan - IOM’S Rapid Response Teams in South Sudan have completed a mass polio vaccination campaign.The campaign was carried out...
View ArticleSomalia: Somalia has been polio free for six months but UN says vaccination...
Source: World Health Organization, UN Children's FundCountry: SomaliaJOINT PRESS RELEASENAIROBI, 19 February 2015: Somalia is marking six months since the last polio case was seen in the country...
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World: Polio this week as of 18 February 2015
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldThe fourth...
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World: Polio this week as of 25 February 2015
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldThe fourth...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Polio campaign targeting millions launched in Malakal
Source: UN Mission in South SudanCountry: South Sudan24 February 2015 - Striving to reach zero polio infections, the South Sudanese Ministry of Health, UNICEF and other partners today launched a...
View ArticlePakistan: WHO Statement on the 4th IHR Emergency Committee meeting regarding...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic27 February 2015The fourth meeting of the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: An ongoing polio vaccination campaign is progressing well in...
Source: Miraya FMCountry: South SudanThe State ministry of health this week launched a 3 day door-to-door vaccination campaign for all children under the age of 5 years. The campaign that ends today,...
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World: Polio this week as of 15 April 2015
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World12 April...
View ArticleYemen: Shipping ban deepens Yemen’s fuel crisis
Source: IRINCountry: YemenBy Joe Dyke and Almigdad MojalliAMMAN/SANA'A, 16 April 2015 (IRIN) - A ban on shipping in Yemeni waters is worsening a severe fuel shortage that could have a devastating...
View ArticleYemen: WHO warns of imminent collapse of health care services in Yemen
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Yemen21 April 2015, Cairo, Egypt– WHO warns of an imminent collapse of health care services in Yemen. Health facilities are struggling to function as they face...
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South Sudan: Health in South Sudan, Issue 1. Volume 3, 31 March 2015
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: South SudanIn this issue:WHO SS Celebrates International Women’s Day in StyleWHO Trains Rapid Response Teams to Enhance Ebola PreparednessRising to the...
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World: Towards a polio-free Africa: Reaching the most vulnerable by...
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, WorldThe eradication of wildpolio virus remains one of the most pressing...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya to use injectable polio vaccine
Source: EastAfricanCountry: KenyaBy CHRISTABEL LIGAMIIN SUMMARYThe IPV dose will be co-administered with an OPV dose and the other infant vaccines. The disease has been largely eradicated but there are...
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Somalia: Health Cluster Bulletin Situation Overview – Jan-March 2015
Source: World Health Organization, Health ClusterCountry: SomaliaKey FactsOnly 1% of 2015 Health HRP fundedPolio eradication success as Somalia has passed 8 months without polio but risks remain1.1...
View ArticleWorld: Africa on brink of polio eradication
Source: RotaryCountry: Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, WorldNigeria and the whole continent of Africa is on the cusp of being polio free, Dr. Hamid Jafari told audience members at the Rotary Convention on...
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Pakistan: Polio this week as of 3 June 2015
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Iraq, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Syrian Arab RepublicThis week, the “Written Declaration on EU Support...
View ArticleEthiopia: Ethiopia has successfully interrupted transmission of the Wild...
Source: Government of EthiopiaCountry: EthiopiaThe external assessment team that conducted the final Polio outbreak assessment in Ethiopia earlier this month has confirmed that Ethiopia has...
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Pakistan: Polio this week as of 17 June 2015
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab RepublicAn Independent...
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