GENEVA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered two separate outbreaks of polio, a debilitating and potentially deadly disease that the world is trying to eradicate, the World Health ...

For nearly four decades, there’s been a global effort to eradicate polio, a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects young children. But experts say challenges with vaccination ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) to strengthen the global supply of the vaccine, stop poliovirus type 2 outbreaks more ...

LONDON -- Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in ...

Indonesia’s polio outbreak has officially ended, the World Health Organization announced Friday, marking the close of a nearly three-year effort to stop the spread of the highly contagious disease.

Now is the time to pull through on efforts to rid the world of polio once and for all — or continue managing it through costly outbreak responses, UNICEF argues in a new call to action. Support UNICEF ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WHO declares Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially ended, with no virus detected in children or environment since ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia(AP) — The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially over, following nearly three years of intensive response efforts, officials said Friday.