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Hafsat Ibrahim, a polio core trainer with the World Health Organization (WHO) and mother of five, is proud of the many lives she has protected from polio in her community in Kano State, Nigeria. Her … [read more]
A mother brings her child to get polio vaccination on first day of campaign in Banadir region, Somalia 22 October 2022 Mogadishu, 24 October 2022 Living by its…
Pakistan remains one of only two countries in the world, alongside neighboring Afghanistan, where polio is endemic. While polio cases have declined globally by 99% since 1998, complex…
One of my earliest memories, perhaps the earliest of all, goes back to when I was about four years old, in 1946, living in the Bronx borough of…
World Polio Day 2022 is observed every year on October 24 to raise awareness about the polio vaccination and eradication of polio from every corner of the world….
Mogadishu, 24 October 2022 – Living by its principle of ‘delivering on a promise’, WHO and the Government of Somalia are commemorating the World Polio Day by launching…
Health workers vaccinate a child in a community hall in Songal Gadap, Karachi, Pakistan. on 03 … [read more] August 2022. (Photo: Courtesy of Rotary International.) © Rotary…