Polio may feel like a relic of the past, but its recent reappearance in London’s sewage is a stark reminder that infectious diseases do not respect borders, and that our health security must not be ...

While polio may seem like a disease of the past, its eradication is still unfinished business—and one of the most ambitious global health undertakings in history. In honor of World Polio Day on ...

Poliomyelitis is an ancient disease that has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide for centuries. Its history is complicated by changes in the way humans adapt and live, and ...

Health workers vaccinate a child in a community hall in Songal Gadap, Karachi, Pakistan. on 03 August 2022. (Photo: Courtesy of Rotary International.) Ready for some good news in 2023? Well, efforts ...

Enduring bipartisan U.S. support for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has carried the program within striking distance of its ultimate goal. But as the effort strives to eliminate the ...

When it comes to eradicating infectious diseases, there can be no half measures: it’s an all-or-nothing proposition. For more than three decades, eradicating polio — removing it from the face of the ...

BERLIN (AP) — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The money will be used to help implement the Global Polio Eradication ...

Dr Chris Elias, chairman of the Polio Oversight Board, praised recent progress in Pakistan’s health sector during a meeting with Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal in Geneva. He also assured continued ...

Crucially, the world is currently in what is often described as the "endgame" of polio eradication. After decades of coordinated international aid efforts, cases have fallen dramatically, by about 99 ...