Since 1988, polio cases have dropped by 99%. As part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative since 2007, we work to finish the job and eradicate polio worldwide. We make grants to develop more effective vaccines, expand routine immunizations, and improve polio surveillance and outbreak response.
When polio resurfaced in Liberia after more than a decade, health worker Evans Lablah and his team mobilized a rapid response to stop the outbreak and protect millions of children…
Why is polio eradication important? On his recent trip to Brussels, Bill Gates sat down with polio survivors and their families (hosted by Jacob Beautemps from Breaking Lab) to learn…
Despite facing challenges, the fight against polio in India has provided valuable lessons and brings hope for eradicating the disease globally. Read about the progress and challenges in polio eradication…
The world is inching closer than ever to eradicating polio. More hard work lies ahead, but government leadership in Pakistan and the dedication of partners and vaccinators on the ground…
Mobile payments to vaccination workers are an important tool in the fight to end polio—a tool that promises to have similar benefits for any number of other public health initiatives.
Dr. Erin Stuckey of the foundation’s polio eradication team shares details on the team’s pivot to COVID-19. They underscore the importance of using the response to strengthen health systems—because when…
Interview with Valerie Nkamgang Bemo on COVID-19. Bemo manages the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s investments that support communities affected by natural disasters and complex emergencies.
In 2016, as Nigeria prepared to announce two years without a case of wild poliovirus, two children in northern Nigeria tested positive for polio. In an instant, the country’s track…
