With New Polio Outbreak in East Africa, Global Rapid Response System Kicks into Gear Mark Leon Goldberg August 8, 2013 Since May of this year, 10 polio cases have been confirmed in Kenya and 95 in Somalia.
As Polio Resurfaces in Kenya, Officials in Geneva Race the Clock Lois Parshley May 22, 2013 One polio infection could set back eradication efforts in Africa.
Meet India’s Last Polio Victim Lois Parshley April 18, 2013 The world’s largest public health campaign is about to enter a new phase.
Getting Closer to the Finish Line on Polio Mark Leon Goldberg April 12, 2013 This is a special guest post from Ramesh Ferris, a polio survivor, a Rotarian, and author of the book Better Than a Cure, One Man's Journey to Free the World of Polio
Pakistan’s Polio Tipping Point Mark Leon Goldberg February 20, 2013 The continued targeting of health workers is posing a severe challenge to public-health communities and their collective ambition to reach every child with lifesaving vaccines.
Bill Gates: Despite Attacks on Health Workers, Polio Eradication By 2018 Mark Leon Goldberg February 11, 2013 Bill Gates is doing a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) right now. For the uninitiated, this is when someone submits to be asked questions by Reddit users and answers as many as possible. I think he made some news with his response to the following question.
Polio Health Workers Massacred in Nigeria Mark Leon Goldberg February 8, 2013 The attacks in Nigeria suggest that Islamist inspired terrorist groups are opening a new, global front against health workers.
An Attack Against Polio Workers is a Crime Against Humanity Mark Leon Goldberg December 18, 2012 Polio will not be eradicated globally until Pakistan is no longer a polio endemic country. Murdered workers were doing their job in the service of children, but also in the service of humanity.
Top 10 Global Health Milestones in 2012 Mark Leon Goldberg December 14, 2012 PSI Impact magazine, for which I am a contributor, asked its readers to nominate 10 great global health moments of the past year, then asked experts write profiles of each milestone. This list will lift your spirits.