\"Each year, the WHO and UNICEF release an annual report that estimates global immunization coverage. The report offers a snapshot of the world’s progress toward achieving the Global Vaccine Action...

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Why have the majority of recent polio cases occurred in countries affected by Islamist militancy? A historical comparative analysis of the political determinants of polio in Nigeria, Somalia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Syria

Kennedy J

This article aims to understand why the last few areas where polio remains are affected by armed conflicts involving militant organizations that use Islam to legitimize their activities. The first...

Journal article Coverage monitoring Vaccine hesitancy Policy and legislation English Polio Eastern Mediterranean Region African Region

Response to a large polio outbreak in a setting of conflict — Middle East, 2013–2015

Chukwuma Mbaeyi et al.

As the world advances toward the eradication of polio, outbreaks of wild poliovirus (WPV) in polio-free regions pose a substantial risk to the timeline for global eradication. Countries and regions...

Journal article Performance monitoring Coverage monitoring English Polio Eastern Mediterranean Region

Making history: from a public health emergency to a polio-free world

R Bruce Aylward

On 27 March 2014, India and the entire WHO South East Asia Region were certified polio-free , bringing to 80% the proportion of the world’s population that now lives in regions entirely free of...

Journal article Coverage monitoring IPV OPV English Polio Eastern Mediterranean Region African Region WHO

Why children are not vaccinated: a review of the grey literature

Michael Favin et al.

In collaboration with WHO, IMMUNIZATIONbasics analyzed 126 documents from the global grey literature to identify reasons why eligible children had incomplete or no vaccinations. The main reasons for...

Journal article Coverage monitoring Vaccine hesitancy Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV)English Eastern Mediterranean Region South-East Asia Region African Region

Progress toward polio eradication — Worldwide, 2014–2015

José E. Hagan et al.

In 1988, the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) resolved to eradicate polio worldwide (1). Wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission has been interrupted in all but three countries...

Journal article Coverage monitoring OPV English Polio Eastern Mediterranean Region African Region WHO

EVM: Making a Difference

World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF

How the Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) assessment tool was used to improve immunization supply chains in Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, Nepal, Nigeria and Syria

Case study EVM English Eastern Mediterranean Region South-East Asia Region African Region

Syria - Bringing the service closer to communities

Syrian Arab Red Crescent

Syria: Bringing the service closer to communities and reducing vaccine hesitancy

Presentation Communications Vaccine hesitancy English Covid-19 Eastern Mediterranean Region