Region/Country: Afghanistan

September Partner News Round-Up

September 30, 2020
Source: Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, UNICEF, World Health Organization, Xinhua
Health Domain: Malaria, NTDs, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Angola, Brazil, Burkina Faso, CAR, India, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Zimbabwe

Pakistan conducts its first nationwide polio campaign since the pandemic. The Philippines to launch measles-rubella and oral polio supplemental immunization campaign. Learn the latest about other outbreak responses and local campaigns.

September 2020: Afghanistan kicks off five-day polio vaccination campaign

September 30, 2020
Source: Xinhua
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Afghanistan

August Partner News Round-Up

August 31, 2020
Source: Andalou Agency, Cameroon Web, Dabanga, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, UNICEF, UNOCHA, World Health Organization
Health Domain: NTDs, Nutrition, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Cameroon, DRC, India, Pakistan, Sudan, Uganda

Polio campaigns in Pakistan and Afghanistan reach millions. India's Jharkand state runs a mass drug administration drive against lymphatic filariasis. Learn the latest about other outbreak responses and local campaigns.

August 2020: Afghanistan launches second round of polio campaigns

August 31, 2020
Source: UNICEF
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Afghanistan

July Partner News Round-Up

July 31, 2020
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization, Xinhua
Health Domain: Cholera, Malaria SMC, Measles/Rubella, Polio, STH (Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis), Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Sudan, Yemen

Polio outbreak response campaigns resume following delays due to COVID-19. Learn the latest about other outbreak responses and local campaigns.

July 2020: Afghanistan launches polio campaign

July 31, 2020
Source: OCHA
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Afghanistan

May 2020: Pakistan publishes National Emergency Action Plan for Polio Eradication

May 31, 2020
Cross Cutting Topic: Health Workforce, Implementation
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Pakistan

February 2020: Afghanistan gives polio vaccines to 6.7m children in 24 provinces

February 3, 2020
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Afghanistan

January 2020: Afghanistan launches 5-day nationwide polio campaign

January 27, 2020
Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Xinhua
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Afghanistan

September 2019: Taliban lifts ban on WHO activities in Afghanistan

September 30, 2019
Source: Reuters
Cross Cutting Topic: Governance
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Afghanistan

March 2019: Pakistan launches polio campaign at Chaman border

March 31, 2019
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Pakistan

January 2020: Nigeria launches 4-day polio campaign in Oyo state

March 6, 2019
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Nigeria