A Standout Voice Against Polio
For 25 years, Marguerite has walked the streets of Kisangani, DRC, calling on families to protect their children. From UNICEF.
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Frontline Heroines: Women Leading Nigeria’s Fight Against Polio
In Nigeria’s dusty neighborhoods, female health workers carry cooler boxes filled with oral polio vaccines, navigating settlements, mosques, and churches with one mission: ensuring no child remains vulnerable to a disease that once paralyzed thousands.
“Seeing is Believing”: How Polio Survivors are Driving Immunisation in Northern Nigeria
In Sokoto State, Nigeria, a group of polio survivors is turning personal pain into powerful advocacy. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Moving Toward the Finish Line in the Polio Fight
A nationwide immunization campaign backed by UNICEF and partners kicked off in February in Pakistan, one of the last two countries where wild poliovirus remains endemic. Efforts are focused on reaching every unvaccinated child under 5.
Closing the Gap: The Afghan Women Gaining Ground Against Vaccine Refusals and Zero Dose Children
Across Afghanistan, community advocacy to increase vaccine uptake for polio and other deadly diseases has some unsung champions: the local women. From the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and UNICEF.