Why Pakistan’s Internal Investments and Community Ownership are Crucial To Combating Polio and Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Mark Leon Goldberg December 3, 2012 A huge opportunity for immunisation advocacy has arisen as Pakistan became the first country in South Asia to introduce pneumococcal vaccine.
Major Polio Meeting on the Sidelines of the General Assembly Mark Leon Goldberg September 27, 2012 A High Level Meeting at the United Nations demonstrated strong political commitment to the fight against polio. But will funding follow?
Yet More Progress Against Polio Mark Leon Goldberg August 22, 2012 Angola goes one year without any new polio cases.
There’s a Global Polio Emergency: Now What? Mark Leon Goldberg May 24, 2012 The World Health Assembly (the governing body of the World Health Organization) is declaring that Polio is a "global health emergency." Why this matters.
Wipe Out Polio, Now! — Ban Ki Moon Op-Ed Mark Leon Goldberg May 17, 2012 Ban Ki Moon: The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has only half of the $2 billion it needs to procure vaccines and deploy staff to the last bastions of the disease. Properly equipped, they can win this final battle. If the international community recognizes the stakes and musters the resources, we can win the war against polio — at long last and forever.
Funding Gap Threatens Progress Against Polio Mark Leon Goldberg May 4, 2012 The world is closer than ever to ridding the planet of the polio virus, but the global polio eradication effort faces a huge funding shortfall that may undermine humanity's progress against the disease.
Happy Friday! India: Officially Polio Free Mark Leon Goldberg March 2, 2012 Here is a world-historical event that you probably missed this week. India, which holds the world's second largest population, has not had a new case of polio for one year.
India Beats Polio. Global Eradication Within Reach Mark Leon Goldberg January 12, 2012 This week the world celebrates a major milestone in the global fight against polio. On January 13, India will mark one year in which no child was paralyzed by polio – for the first time in history.
Eradicating a Disease Vs. Eradicating a Terrorist Mark Leon Goldberg July 12, 2011 Reports that the CIA used a vaccination campaign as a ruse to gather intelligence on Osama Bin Laden may set back efforts to eradicate Polio in endemic countries.
