Photographer Reflects on 18 Years of Chasing Polio
"The experience of photographing polio vaccination was usually very positive. You arrive in places where there is poverty, there is war, and you’re coming in with a group of people who are simply there to help." Jean-Marc Giboux
A Day in the Life of Frontline Health Workers (Video)
"From preparing coolers with vaccines to collecting and utilizing data to adjust the strategy of vaccination campaigns, these centers serve as a critical community hub in our efforts to end polio."
Hidden Figures in Polio History
“From 1940-1958, The Infantile Paralysis Center was housed on the campus of the Tuskegee Institute, known today as Tuskegee University. This red brick building in the South became the only place in the United States built specifically to treat Black children with polio. . . But the story doesn't end there."
The Risk of Post-Polio Syndrome Among Immigrant Groups in Sweden
A Post-Polio Article Review by Richard L. Bruno, HD, PhD
Eradicating Polio with Paul A. Offit, MD (Video)
A Polio Network interview with Paul A. Offit, MD
'We Are Still Here' (article & video)
These Philadelphia-area polio survivors continue to suffer from a disease thought to be long gone.
The Promise (Video)
In 1985 Rotary launched PolioPlus to immunize every child in the world against polio.
Working with our partners and members of the global health community, together we will end polio. We MUST stay the course.
The GPEI is FAR bigger than eradicating one horrible disease. (Video)
The GPEI (Global Polio Eradication Initiative) polio program delivers more than the polio vaccine.
Polio health workers also respond to malaria, Ebola, measles, and now COVID-19 – strengthening health systems and working toward improved health for all.
