Health news

‘We’re so close’ to eradicating polio but challenges remain

Poliomyelitis, an untreatable but preventable disease, is only endemic in two countries globally but many believe it could be eradicated.

24/10/2023

Health news

New €1 billion funding partnership for polio eradication launched

The EU, European Investment Bank (EIB), and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aim to contribute funding for global polio eradication.

11/10/2023

Ecotech

How are solar panels saving children’s lives in Zimbabwe?

The southern African country has been experiencing long blackouts while battling polio and measles outbreaks.

30/01/2023

Germany

Gates Foundation commits extra €1.23 billion to eradicate polio

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit €1.23 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide, at the 2022 World Health Summit in Berlin.

17/10/2022

Health news

Polio vaccines offered to 1m children in first UK outbreak since 1980s

The virus is spreading in London for the first time since the 1980s after it was detected in samples of sewage in the UK capital.

10/08/2022

Culture news

Joni Mitchell returns after twenty years - but why has she been away?

The celebrated singer-songwriter is back on stage, but why has she been away?

26/07/2022

Europe News

Euroviews. Europe cannot ignore the risk of losing wild-polio free status | View

No one person, country or region can eradicate polio alone – we need to join forces, say the World Health Organization's former and current European regional directors.

14/07/2022

Health news

'National incident' in UK after polio found for first time in 40 years

Parents have been warned to check their children have been vaccinated against the disease after the virus was found in London sewers.

23/06/2022