“All the work I do with communities on polio I do for my daughter”
Story of Hira, polio community engagement consultant in south region of Afghanistan The yellow taxi drives slowly on an unpaved…
Trekking through the snow to deliver vaccines
20 December 2020 – Vaccinators tackle winter conditions and challenging contexts during Afghanistan’s last polio campaign of the year. On…
World Polio Day
KABUL, Afghanistan, 24 October 2019 – As the world commemorates the World Polio Day, the Ministry of Public Health, UNICEF,…
UNICEF and WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemics
As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases GENEVA/ NEW YORK,…
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…
Sakina, Championing Women in the Fight
Kandahar, Afghanistan, 24 October 2020: In Dand District, Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, Sakina Abdul Ghafar mobilizes her community in support of polio vaccines.…
“I have worked against all odds”Nasrin Ahmadi has been working with the polio programme since 2010.
Seven months since Afghanistan’s first COVID-19 case, women of the polio programme sustain the response. “I chose to continue to…
Global leaders pledge US$2.6 billion to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum in Abu Dhabi
Today, global leaders convened at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) Forum in Abu Dhabi to affirm their commitment to…
Afghan women eradicating polio Dr Fariba, Provincial Polio Officer in Kabul
“I’ve been doing this job for over 13 years now. I’m married with two kids. I used to work in…
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,…