https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/why-hasnt-world-eradicated-polio
The reemergence of polio often occurs in areas of conflict or instability, where war has disrupted health systems, as well as in areas where refugees from conflicts have resettled. For example

https://www.cdc.gov/global-polio-vaccination/why/index.html
What to know. CDC has a long history of fighting polio - beginning in the 1950s. Today, CDC is focused on ending polio globally. As a partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), CDC is working towards two goals: 1) permanently stop the spread of wild poliovirus, and 2) stop outbreaks of variant poliovirus.

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/polio-why-not-fully-eradicated/
In 2013 Live Science reports "an outbreak of polio occurred in Syria for the first time in 14 years, due to the interruption of public health services resulting from the country's civil war.". And until polio is eliminated in all countries, the risk remains that it could spread. "As long as a single child remains infected with poliovirus

https://ourworldindata.org/global-fight-polio
The last case of wild poliovirus serotype 2 was seen in 1999 in India. It was declared globally eradicated by the WHO in 2015. The last case of wild poliovirus serotype 3 was seen in 2012 in Nigeria and declared eradicated in 2019. The maps below the chart show how polio was eliminated in more and more countries.

https://www.who.int/news/item/10-06-2021-countries-reaffirm-commitment-to-ending-polio-at-launch-of-new-eradication-strategy
Today, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a Promise at a virtual event, to overcome the remaining challenges to ending polio, including setbacks caused by COVID-19. While polio cases have fallen 99.9% since 1988, polio remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and persistent barriers to

https://www.unicef.org/stories/the-effort-to-eradicate-polio-globally-faces-new-challenges
Sometimes immunization campaigns haven't reached certain children for numerous years. Conflict, insecurity and instability are also reasons why a child might be missing out on their oral polio vaccine. ... The Global Polio Eradication Initiative predicts that if polio isn't eradicated imminently, we could be looking at a global surge of as

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/opinion/polio-eradication-lessons.html
Over the five years through 2023, about 3,600 people, mostly unvaccinated children, have suffered vaccine-derived poliovirus. But the number of cases has already begun to decline thanks to a novel

https://polioeradication.org/news-post/the-endgame-what-will-it-take-to-eradicate-polio/
"I think the past two years have demonstrated very clearly that there's a very finite window to interrupt polio transmission and finish the job," said Aidan O'Leary, Director for Polio Eradication at the WHO. "Because if we do not eradicate polio, this virus will resurge globally." In 2020, GPEI launched a new roadmap to polio

https://www.unicef.org/immunization/polio
UNICEF helps vaccinate over 400 million children globally against polio every year. To eliminate polio completely, every child in every household must be vaccinated. But thousands of children are still missing out on the polio vaccine. In addition to interruptions of vaccination campaigns and immunization activities by the COVID-19 pandemic

https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-global-eradication-of-polio-is-within-reach
The global eradication of polio is within reach. Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children, causing paralysis and permanent disability; it can also lead to death. In the early 1980s, over 50,000 cases were reported annually. This only includes cases that have been diagnosed and reported to health authorities. The

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/does-polio-still-exist-is-it-curable
Polio does still exist, although polio cases have decreased by over 99% since 1988, from an estimated more than 350 000 cases to 22 reported cases in 2017. This reduction is the result of the global effort to eradicate the disease. Today, only 2 countries in the world have never stopped transmission of polio (Pakistan and Afghanistan).

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/04/10/1168141163/the-dream-of-wiping-out-polio-might-need-a-rethink
The global campaign to eradicate polio has been incredibly successful except in one key way: It hasn't actually eradicated polio. Some prominent scientists who've spent their entire careers

https://www.who.int/news-room/facts-in-pictures/detail/polio-eradication
Type 2 wild poliovirus was eradicated in 1999 and cases of type 3 wild poliovirus haven't been found anywhere in the world since 2012. ... We can eradicate polio. In 2011, the last child was paralysed in India. The WHO South East Asia Region was declared polio-free in 2014, marking a significant leap forward in global eradication, with 80% of

https://polioeradication.org/where-we-work/polio-free-countries/
Polio-Free Countries. Eradicating polio has been a worldwide effort over many years. This table shows the last recorded case of indigenous wild poliovirus (WPV) by country. As data methodology and quality varied widely across regions and countries in earlier years, this table is based on the best-available sources for the years before 2000.

https://www.cnn.com/2012/07/27/health/polio-eradication-efforts/index.html
Opinion: Don't fall at the finish line in the race to eradicate polio. Worldwide polio . There have been 96 cases of polio reported worldwide this year, said Dr. Stephen Cochi, a polio

https://polioeradication.org/news-post/5-reasons-why-polio-can-be-eradicated/
Since the world took up the cause of eradicating polio globally in 1988: we have eliminated polio from 125 countries and reduced the global incidence of polio cases by 99%; and, successfully eradicated certain strains of the virus. There are now only 3 countries that have never stopped polio transmission.

https://www.gatesnotes.com/Reaching-the-Last-Mile-Forum
Why polio is still around—and why we can eradicate it. Our foundation's latest pledge to help end the disease. There's an old saying among global health experts: "The last mile is the toughest.". Sometimes they mean it literally: Reaching people in the most remote areas is the hardest part of providing health care.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1yxsYCn8Mw
If we've had vaccines for the polio virus for almost 70 years, why haven't we been able to fully eradicate it from the globe? Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)T

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/16/dr-scott-gottlieb-why-us-wont-eradicate-covid-like-smallpox-polio.html
Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains why he believes Covid won't be eradicated in U.S. like smallpox. It is "possible" to eliminate Covid in the U.S. but it appears unlikely, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told

https://www.cdc.gov/orr/media/pdfs/2024/06/ORR_NAC_polio-containment_324427-L_v20_508_FINAL.pdf
CDC has a long history in the worldwide fight against poliovirus. On December 2, 2011, the agency declared polio eradication a public health emergency. It activated an incident management system to coordinate the response. Since then, over 760 staf have contributed over 970,000 hours and almost 3,000 field deployments in support of this mission.

https://www.sanofi.com/en/magazine/your-health/polio-can-be-eradicated-lets-make-it-happen
2. Adapt to reach "zero-dose" children. Polio vaccination is already built into many health services but between 2019 and 2021, basic childhood vaccination rates dropped 5%. 7 And where vaccination programs are still lacking, many children never receive basic vaccination of any kind. These are the "zero-dose" children 8 we must reach.. To close the gap, GPEI will look for alternative

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-we-havent-eradicated-polio-yet-2016-8?op=1
Aug 23, 2016. While Polio has been on a huge decline in the world, places like Pakistan, Syria, and just recently Nigeria are still having a lot of trouble with this horrible disease. Dr. Stephen

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(24)00155-8/fulltext
Today, the prevailing belief among most healthcare professionals is that polio is a disease from the past. Whereas vaccines developed by Salk in 1955 (inactivated polio vaccine, IPV)1 and Sabin in 1959 (oral polio vaccine, OPV)1 both provide strong protection against polio disease, IPV does not provide mucosal immunity and thus shedding of poliovirus from infected individuals vaccinated with

https://www.who.int/news-room/photo-story/photo-story-detail/10-facts-on-polio-eradication
Type 2 wild poliovirus was eradicated in 1999 and cases of type 3 wild poliovirus haven't been found anywhere in the world since 2012. Fact 5: Cheap and effective vaccines are available to prevent polio. ... Fact 10: We can eradicate polio. In 2011, the last child was paralyzed in India. The WHO South East Asia Region was declared polio-free

https://www.congress.gov/118/crec/2024/06/25/170/106/CREC-2024-06-25.pdf
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https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/international/2024/06/24/fgn68-pak-shehbaz-polio.html
Islamabad, Jun 24 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reaffirmed the resolve of his government to completely eradicate polio from the country forever, which has reported five cases this year. He said this while addressing a meeting of the National Taskforce for Polio Eradication in Islamabad which was attended by Bill Gates

https://www.radio.gov.pk/24-06-2024/pm-vows-to-completely-eradicate-polio-from-country
June 24, 2024. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed the resolve to completely eradicate polio from the country. He was addressing a meeting of National Taskforce for Polio Eradication in Islamabad today, attended by Bill Gates and officials of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Prime Minister said the federal and provincial