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02 December 2022

Pakistan at excellent momentum to end polio, says global delegation

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High-level polio delegation concludes visit to Pakistan

Says the Pakistan Polio Programme is among the strongest in the world, consistent efforts will pave the way for a polio-free Pakistan

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Global Polio Eradication Initiative calls for renewed commitments to achieve promise of a polio-free world

US$4.8 billion budget needed to implement new strategy and eradicate the infectious disease Germany announces it will co-host polio pledging moment in 2022

January 17-For Press Release

17 January 2022

First polio vaccination campaign for 2022 underway

UNICEF ROSA Regional Director Mr. George Laryea-Adjei administering polio drops to a child in BMC hospital, Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan.

13 December 2021

UNICEF and WHO Regional Directors visit the polio endemic

The Polio programme has come a long way since an estimated 20,000 children paralyzed by polio in 1994.

18 October 2021

House-to-house polio vaccination set to recommence across Afghanistan in November

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UNICEF Regional Director George Laryea-Adjei concludes one-week visit to Pakistan

UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia conducts first visit in the country to support polio eradication and continuity in essential services for children

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A unified and whole-of-system approach necessary to make sure every child in Pakistan is vaccinated – WHO and UNICEF

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on killing of polio workers in Afghanistan

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“All the work I do on polio I do for my daughter”

Story of Hira Ahmad, polio community engagement consultant in south region of Afghanistan