IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT POLIO
POLIO FACTS
Fact#1
In the affected two countries the factors that have been identified as contributing to continued polio transmission are: poor health service, lack of awareness, illiteracy, high population density, high incidence of diarrheal diseases, and low oral polio vaccine coverage.
Fact#2
It is thought that almost all the children were infected with poliovirus early in life before the invention of vaccines. Immunization with OPV started towards the end of the 1950s. This significantly reduced the occurrence of poliovirus. However, in 1988, the Global Polio Eradication campaign launched. It introduced transmission in most populations and the number of cases fell from around 350 000 in 1988 to 22 WPV and 96 cVDPV cases in 2017.
Fact#3
A paralysis caused by poliovirus can progress for up to one week. Permanent weakness is observed in two-thirds of patients suffering with this disease. Most of the reversible damage will have disappeared by 30 days. There’s a ray of hope that suggests that some return of function can also be expected up until nine months.
DIARY OF POLIO WORKER
Posted By STORIES FROM THE FIELD
NEWS AND FEATURES
The narrative of a father with two children afflicted by polio
Rahmatullah Marjankhil Ghazni, Afghanistan – Mohammed Abdullah, a 34-year-old resident of Ghazni, grapples...
Read more... 
Mirzagul: A youth forced by polio to seek help from others
Saeed Zabulai Helmand, Afghanistan – “I can’t work or earn...
Read more... 
“Ensuring Polio Vaccination for Every Child in My Area is my Sole Responsibility”
Hosai Ahmadzai Kabul, Afghanistan – Abdul Karim, a 30-year-old resident...
Read more... 
Palwasha; A successful vaccinator
Raqiba Hamidi Kunduz, Afghanistan – “My colleagues and I are...
Read more... 
Mukhtar: Polio has thwarted my dreams of becoming a volleyball player
Raqiba Hamidi Badakhshan, Afghanistan – 18-year-old Mukhtar contracted polio at...
Read more... 
The efforts of “Rahmana Hosseini” in the fight against polio
Rahmanullah Marjankhil Ghazni, Afghanistan – “If even a child in...
Read more... 
Female Polio Vaccination Volunteers: “We are fighting for the complete eradication of polio”
Marzia frotan Herat, Afghanistan – The female polio vaccine volunteers...
Read more... 
The lost hopes of a Herati youth due to polio
Marzia Frotan Omid Haqjo, aged 26, contracted polio at...
Read more... 
Polio-stricken Zainab’s mother: “My daughter contracted polio due to our negligence”
Raqiba Hamidi Badakhshan, Afghanistan – In the village of...
Read more... 
How Polio Paralyzed My Dreams: A Young Man’s Story
Marzia Frotan Herat, Afghanistan – In the prime of...
Read more... TEAM ACTIVITY
Frequent Questions and Answers on Polio Vaccine
Frequent Questions and Answers on Polio Vaccine
Read more... 
About Polio Vaccine
The development of effective vaccines to prevent paralytic polio was one of the major medical breakthroughs of the 20th century.…
Read more... 
Polio Eradication Strategy
The Polio Eradication Initiative in Afghanistan is determined on reaching every child with vaccines, empowering the frontline workers, strengthening surveillance…
Read more... 
Case Studies on East
Lessons Learnt Polio Afghanistan East Region Jul 2020 Afghanistan’s Eastern Region comprises of Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman and Nuristan Provinces. Jalalabad,…
Read more... 
Monthly Snapshot as of August 2020
POLIOREPSPONSE 19-COVID In continued campaigns polio the of resumption Gradual Strict. spread polio of risk high at districts targeting, August…
Read more... 
Two out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated
“The achievement of polio eradication will be a milestone for global health. Commitment from partners and countries, coupled with innovation,…
Read more... 
Afghan Women Determined to End Polio
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – October 2020. In a smoky village in Dund District, Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, 11 month old Subhania sits…
Read more...
Monthly Snapshot as of JULY 2020
CONTINUING WHILE POLIO TO BACK FOCUS SHIFTINGSUPPORT 19-COVID SUPPORT support to continued only not programme polio the, July Inraising and…
Read more...
Monthly Snapshot as of JUNE 2020
THE AND 19-COVID FOR SUPPORT CONTINUED PEIJUNE IN HELD WAS MEETING TAG VIRTUAL EVER-FIRST support to continued only not programme…
Read more... 
Afghanistan launches second national polio vaccination campaign of 2021
Kabul, 29 March 2021 – The second national polio immunisation campaign of 2021 was launched today by the Ministry of…
Read more... POLIO HERO OF THE MONTH
18Nov
Dr Farima is unstoppable
Dr Farima Azimi, at 22 years old, is a medical graduate and a District Polio Officer in Kandahar province in…
18Nov
Razia ‘’without women, polio eradication is a long journey’’
Razia is the in charge of community outreach activities in Kandahar city, south of Afghanistan. She joined the struggle against…
18Nov
“Change can be brought with commitment and courage”
Diana, Communication Cluster Supervisor Jalalabad AFG Diana is a young lady working as Cluster Communication Supervisor in Jalalabad city of…
18Nov
Mursal, a dedicated and brave Polio worker
Ms. Mursal has been working for the Immunization Communication Network (ICN) since 2017 and now she is the District Communication…
18Nov
Kandahar Youth Join the Fight Against Polio
“It was that day where my neighbor Abdullah, a 3 years-old child didn’t come with his two sisters to my…
24Oct
The active role of female vaccinators in the polio vaccination campaigns in Herat
Marzia Frotan Herat, Afghanistan: Salima Rasuli, the 18-year-old female vaccinator knocks on the red color door of a house in…
VIDEO STORIES
SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS
Tweets by PolioFreeAfghan
polio_free_afghanistan