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Funding is vital to end the scourge of polio

Letter: The government is cutting contributions at a critical stage in the campaign to eradicate the disease, writes Gillian Russell

The Guardian - UK

We are so close to eradicating polio – the UK cannot afford to let progress slip

COMMENT: The UK’s decision to withdraw funding from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative sends precisely the wrong signal to the world about the value we place on this crucial effort for the health of others and health security for all, writes Timothy Hallett

The Independent UK

Polio virus detected in London days before ministers cut global eradication funding

Campaigner criticises ‘shortsighted and self-defeating’ decision and says it increases risk to the UK public

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Mary Berry shares personal heartbreak behind new book

TV chef Mary Berry is releasing her first gardening book, My Gardening Life, a horticultural memoir and guide published just before her 91st birthday. She shares that gardening became a significant source of comfort and therapy after the tragic death of her son, William, in a 1989 car accident. Berry's…

The Independent UK

Friday essay: my mother survived polio – stories like hers show why vaccination matters

Measles cases have already been reported in most states in Australia this year. Cases tripled here last year, compared with the previous one. It’s hard to believe just over a decade earlier, in 2014, the disease had been declared eliminated in Australia by the World Health Organization, thanks to the…

The Conversation

Tony Gould obituary

Other lives: Literary editor of New Society and New Statesman who wrote a social history of polio, a disease he contracted in his late teens

The Guardian - UK

CDC issues level-2 polio travel advisory: Know enhanced precautions for international travellers

Global health alerts are up for polio. The CDC warns travellers to take extra care. Poliovirus is detected in many countries. This reminds everyone the fight is not over. Pharmacists play a key role in educating travellers. They check vaccination status and advise on boosters. Staying protected is vital before…

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Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine

The Independent UK

Fears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shots

Survivors say US healthcare system not ready for new cases – ‘the only thing to fix polio is the polio vaccine’

The Guardian - US

Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi

A huge vaccination drive has been launched after the country’s first outbreak in years of the paralysing disease. But the battle to wipe out the virus is struggling elsewhere, so how can it be eradicated?

The Guardian - UK

Malawi vaccinates a new generation of children against polio, which still hasn't been eradicated

The southern African nation of Malawi has launched a new polio vaccination campaign this week in another reminder that the world still hasn’t managed to eradicate the disease despite a concerted effort for more than 35 years

The Independent UK

‘I wasn’t allowed to study, but I will make sure no girl in this village hears those same words’

Health worker Naushaba Roonjho was ostracised by her family in Pakistan for wanting to work but now she is campaigning for political office

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan's polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams

Officials say Pakistan has seen polio cases fall by more than half in 2025

The Independent UK

The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab

It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded “iron lung” ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that public pools and movie theaters closed. Parents canceled birthday parties, afraid their child might be the…

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Suspected militants kill 2, including a police officer guarding polio team in northwestern Pakistan

Police say suspected militants have opened fire on a police officer guarding a team of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, killing the officer and a passerby

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Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination drive of the year after surge in new cases

Authorities say Pakistan has launched the final nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to protect 45 million children after more than two dozen cases of the potentially paralyzing disease were reported

The Independent UK

Afghan polio survivor's sock factory provides hope by employing disabled workers

A childhood polio survivor in Afghanistan has set up a small sock factory that employs other disabled people

International Business Times UK

Tulane's $1.6M Gates Foundation Grant for Oral Polio Vaccine 'Could End Polio for Good'

A Tulane University researcher, Dr Elizabeth Norton, has received $1.6 million from the Gates Foundation to develop a groundbreaking oral polio vaccine that cannot revert, potentially ending polio forever.

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The Independent UK

WHO declares end of Indonesia's poliovirus outbreak following yearslong vaccination campaign

The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially over following nearly three years of intensive response efforts

The Guardian - US

Disease fears as Argentina child vaccination rates hit historic lows

Sharp drop since 2024 in country regarded as a Latin American leader in childhood and adolescent immunisation

Euronews

Poliovirus detected in Germany’s sewage: Here’s why officials are concerned despite ‘low’ risks

The wastewater finding underscores the ongoing health threat, decades after Europe was declared polio-free.

Euronews

Polio vaccination rates fell in Europe and Central Asia last year. Here's why the WHO is concerned

Global health officials said efforts to maintain Europe’s polio-free status ‘continue to be challenged’.

Benzinga

'No Place Is Risk-Free Until The World Is Polio-Free:' Bill Gates Urges Global Action To Close Deadly Immunity Gaps

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates says the world stands on the brink of eradicating polio but warns that a critical funding shortfall could undo decades of progress.

The Independent UK

Police officer killed in Pakistan while guarding polio vaccine workers

More than 200 polio workers and police officers protecting them have been killed in Pakistan since the 1990s

The Independent UK

Pakistan's polio fight suffers a blow with 2 new cases reported in the south

Pakistan has reported two new polio cases in Sindh province, according to health officials

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