| Blog of the Week |
| HOW NIGERIA IS HELPING STOP POLIO FOR GOOD |
| There are three places in the world where wild poliovirus has never stopped killing and disabling children: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria. As with other health threats, polio doesn’t stay neatly within a country’s borders. In the case of Nigeria, polio has spread from there to 25 polio-free countries in the past 10 years. The Nigerian government recognizes this as a public health threat that can be tackled. Last year they put a national emergency action plan in place to eradicate polio…read blog |
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| Infographic of the Week |
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| Video of the Week |
| POLIO SURVIVORS STRIVE FOR A POLIO-FREE NIGERIA(provided by UNICEF) |
| Fatima, a single mother of two, has dedicated herself to ensuring that all children in Nigeria's Sokoto state are immunized against polio. It's a cause close to her heart. She, like many of her neighbors, fell victim to the disease as a child…watch video |
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| Story of the Week |
| "STOP" PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS: POLIO HEROES |
| Stop Transmission of Polio, or the STOP program, is a vital part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The STOP program is a collaboration led by CDC and co-sponsored by WHO and UNICEF. The program trains health professionals, known as STOPpers, to volunteer for 5½-month stints in countries where polio is present or where there is a high risk of importation of the virus with the potential to spread. Many of these countries lack enough trained public health workers to effectively fight polio, and this is where STOP fits in. To date more than 1,650 STOP volunteers have served in 62 countries across the globe…read story |
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