A new $1.9 billion pledge to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was just announced at the “Investing in Humanity: ...

Opening the meeting on behalf of the WHO Representative, Dr. Alex Chimbaru, WHO Deputy Representative, underscored that WHO’s ...

The eradication of infectious diseases means that diseases like smallpox that are passed from person to person have been reduced to zero worldwide. By contrast, the elimination of an infectious ...

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 ...

BERLIN (AP) — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The money will be used to help implement the Global Polio Eradication ...

The latest goal for the end of polio transmission will almost certainly not be met, according to a frank and concerning report about the future of the decades-long polio eradication effort that was ...

Nigeria refines Polio Eradication Strategy as World Health Organization (WHO) strengthens support toward 2026 targets ...

Have a bad day? Didn't get the pumpkin spice latte that you ordered? Someone say something mean to you on Facebook? Well, at least you didn't get smallpox. And you can thank the global smallpox ...

Funding delays may be "catastrophic" for the eradication of fire ants in south-east Queensland, according to an environmental group. The Invasive Species Council says a leaked government report ...