Tag: polio eradication

[Forbes]UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Polio Eradication And The Strengthening Of Public Health Systems

[Forbes]UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Polio Eradication And The Strengthening Of Public Health Systems

With the wild poliovirus on the verge of eradication, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) offers a blueprint for addressing other infectious disease outbreaks and public health crises.A girl receives the polio vaccine in Rawalpindi, Pakistan during a national vaccination campaign.© UNICEF/UN0765530/ Polio’s defeat lies within reach. Today, wild ...

[Forbes]UNICEF USA BrandVoice: In Afghanistan, Female Vaccinators Protect Hard-To-Reach Children From Polio

[Forbes]UNICEF USA BrandVoice: In Afghanistan, Female Vaccinators Protect Hard-To-Reach Children From Polio

UNICEF-supported female vaccination teams go where men cannot in Afghanistan to protect every child against polio.Two-year-old Abbas receives his oral polio vaccine from Morvarid, a UNICEF-supported vaccinator, during a house-to-house immunization campaign in Afghanistan's Herat Province.© UNICEF/UN0648273/BIDEL More than three decades after UNICEF, Rotary International and other key partners ...

[Forbes]UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Why I Champion Gender Equity

[Forbes]UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Why I Champion Gender Equity

Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta reflects on the importance of empowering girls. Five-year-old Rokiatou learns mathematics in Côte d’Ivoire in 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of schoolchildren across the globe were cut off from in-person learning. Some are still affected by prolonged school closures. © UNICEF/UN0613239/Dejongh As UNICEF ...

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