Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
Amid ongoing conflict, @FMOH_SUDAN, with support from @WHO, @UNICEF, and partners, is implementing a nationwide polio vaccination campaign to provide novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) to around 11 million children in October and November 2026.
#Sudan
#EndPolio
Read more:🔗bit.ly/4A1rslx
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
Ms. Melissa Corkum, Chief of Polio, UNICEF Pakistan, visited Multan and met with the Director General Health, South Punjab, to discuss progress in polio eradication, routine immunization and integrated social and behaviour change interventions.
During the meeting, Ms. Corkum appreciated the DG Health’s leadership in strengthening coordination between the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) and Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI), COMNet operations and community engagement. The DG Health highlighted regional progress, COMNet’s contributions and the Family MUAC SBC Initiative.
Ms. Corkum also visited DHQ Hospital, South City, including the EPI Centre, BISP Nashonuma Centre and Stabilization Centre, where she interacted with healthcare workers and reviewed ongoing immunization and nutrition services.
The visit reaffirmed the importance of continued collaboration between government, UNICEF and partners to strengthen essential health services and reach vulnerable children and families.
#EndPolio #PolioFreePakistan #ForEveryChild #VaccinesWork
Inspired to see #Sudan’s health workers going house to house to protect 11 million children from polio, despite a protracted conflict that has disrupted health services and left children vulnerable.
Sudan has stopped polio outbreaks before. With sustained commitment and collective action, we can stop this outbreak too.
#EndPolio @EndPolioNow
Sudan launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign on 26 October 2026, to protect 11 million children against an ongoing outbreak of variant poliovirus, which started in 2024.
Extraordinary efforts are being made to conduct this campaign.
Health workers are working against all odds – a protracted conflict, famine in some parts of the country, and disrupted health services – to reach every eligible child.
Sudan's health ministry is also synchronizing the campaign with Chad, Ethiopia and South Sudan to reach children from families on the move, alongside vaccinators stationed at transit points across Sudan's borders.
@WHO, @UNICEFSudan and GPEI partners remain committed to ending polio in Sudan and the Region, with support from donors and partners.
Read the full press release: emro.who.int/sdn/sudan-news/…
#EndPolio
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
WHO has set clear targets: 60% of breast cancers detected at stage I or II; diagnosis completed within 60 days; and 80% of women completing their full course of treatment.
Meeting these targets could save two and a half million lives by 2040.
Watch Dr Adham Ismail, Officer-in-Charge of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, message for #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
October 24 | World Polio Day
Eradicating polio is one of the major public health efforts to which The Rotary Foundation has been contributing for decades.
Thanks to the mobilization of its nearly 1.2 million members worldwide, its partners, and vaccination campaigns, billions of children have been protected against this debilitating disease.
I would like to recognize the Government of Canada, whose historic contribution to global polio eradication now exceeds CAD $1 billion. This is a remarkable commitment to children’s health and international solidarity.
As a Paul Harris Fellow and former President of the Rotary Club of Old Montreal, I pay tribute to all those who, through their commitment and spirit of service, are advancing this essential cause.
Together, let us continue our efforts until polio is finally eradicated. No child should be condemned to live with the consequences of a vaccine-preventable disease.
#WorldPolioDay #EndPolio #RotaryInternational #ServiceAboveSelf #canada
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
On #WorldPolioDay & #UnitedNationsDay, the people from Karachi joined us to stand with medical science & support efforts to #EndPolio
Thank you Karachi. Together, we can build a polio-free Pakistan & a polio-free world for all.
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
Sudan launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign on 26 October 2026, to protect 11 million children against an ongoing outbreak of variant poliovirus, which started in 2024.
Extraordinary efforts are being made to conduct this campaign.
Health workers are working against all odds – a protracted conflict, famine in some parts of the country, and disrupted health services – to reach every eligible child.
Sudan's health ministry is also synchronizing the campaign with Chad, Ethiopia and South Sudan to reach children from families on the move, alongside vaccinators stationed at transit points across Sudan's borders.
@WHO, @UNICEFSudan and GPEI partners remain committed to ending polio in Sudan and the Region, with support from donors and partners.
Read the full press release: emro.who.int/sdn/sudan-news/…
#EndPolio
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
🤔What does it take to eliminate a disease forever?
In this episode of @Rotary Voices, Chris Wolff, the new @WHO polio eradication director, shares why the final push toward a polio-free world is so important and why he remains optimistic that we will #EndPolio for good.
🎥Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=KOsscmg5…
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
Together, with committed global health leaders and partners like the @KSRelief_EN , we can and we will deliver a polio free world for every child.
#WorldPolioDay #EndPolio
لأن لكل طفلٍ حقًا في حياةٍ صحية ومستقبلٍ أكثر أمانًا،
يواصل #مركز_الملك_سلمان_للإغاثة جهوده لمكافحة شلل الأطفال حول العالم من خلال مشروع لقاحات شلل الأطفال لحماية الأطفال في الدول عالية الخطورة، وذلك بالتعاون مع منظمة الصحة العالمية واليونيسف.
معًا، نحو عالمٍ ينعم فيه كل طفل بطفولةٍ آمنة ومستقبلٍ خالٍ من شلل الأطفال.
#اليوم_العالمي_لمكافحة_شلل_الأطفال
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
The @MOHPuntland, @WHOSom & health partners have stepped up preparedness and response efforts, building on planning for potential outbreaks associated with flooding and El Niño-related weather conditions. @WHOEMRO @MoH_Somalia @FaroleJr
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
You don't have to be a Rotary member to care about polio 🧩 🗣️
The Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Agadir in Morocco challenged beachgoers to complete a giant End Polio Now puzzle and learn more about the fight to #EndPolio!
How did your club commemorate #WorldPolioDay?
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
In a divided world, the quest to #EndPolio continues to unite us.
Polio cases are down by 99.9%. But 99.9% is unfinished business.
With sustained commitment from governments and partners, we will finish the job and deliver a polio-free world for every child. #WorldPolioDay
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
My friend @RAMESHFERRIS has been a tireless advocate for every last child to receive a #polio vaccine, so no child would ever be paralysed by the disease.
Thank you, Ramesh and @BillGates, for helping us wipe out polio for good.
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
Two drops of vaccine symbolize polio eradication. But behind them is a whole network of people working together: health workers, communities, governments, laboratories and partners.
Across the @WHOEMRO Region, countries including Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are joining forces with the wider Global Polio Eradication Initiative to protect children and bring us closer to a polio-free world.
Ending polio has always been a collective effort, and regional solidarity remains essential to finishing the job.
Read more: emro.who.int/polio-eradicati…
#UnitedToEndPolio #EndPolio
@mbz_foundation @MOPHQatar @KuwaitFund @KSRelief_EN @GlobalPolioEI
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
.@WHO, together with health authorities and @UNICEF, launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign in #Sudan today to protect 11 million children from the ongoing polio outbreak and the risk of importation from neighboring countries.
The campaign will be conducted in two phases:
💧26-29 October: targeting 6 million children in 107 localities across 12 states;
💧First week of November: targeting 5 million children in 79 localities across 6 hard-to-reach states – the five Darfurs and West Kordofan.
A second round nationwide vaccination campaign is also planned about a month after this first round campaign.
ALT Little Salih shows off his marked finger after receiving the OPV (polio vaccine) at home in Port Sudan, Red Sea State, during the vaccination campaign on 26 October 2026. Photo credit: WHO Sudan / Loza Mesfin Tesfaye
ALT An infant boy receives nOPV (polio vaccine) at home in Port Sudan, Red Sea State, during the vaccination campaign on 26 October 2026. Photo credit: WHO Sudan / Loza Mesfin Tesfaye
ALT WHO technical officer on supportive supervision in Port Sudan, Red Sea State, during the vaccination campaign on 26 October 2026. Photo credit: WHO Sudan / Loza Mesfin Tesfaye
ALT WHO technical officer on supportive supervision in Port Sudan, Red Sea State, during the vaccination campaign on 26 October 2026. Photo credit: WHO Sudan / Loza Mesfin Tesfaye
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
At the World Health Summit in Berlin, Ms. @AyeshaRaza13 Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication, spoke with @devex about Pakistan’s progress towards interrupting poliovirus transmission and the remaining operational,and community trust challenges.
She highlighted the importance of sustained commitment, stronger partnerships and reaching every last child to achieve a polio-free Pakistan.
#WorldHealthSummit #EndPolio #PolioFreePakistan #WHS2026
youtu.be/5w8Sf0ID72c?si=r6nM…
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
“We are the generation that can end polio.”
Fy, a UNICEF Youth Advocate, joins Mendrika and Béatrice – a vaccinator and a community mobilizer – as they set out to protect children from polio in Madagascar.
Watch to learn how they work to reach every child with life-saving vaccines.
#WorldPolioDay
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
Since launching HPV vaccines in 2014, South Africa is reporting an 80% drop in infections with the HPV types responsible for most cervical cancers. Here’s how school-based HPV vaccination programmes are driving success in a country with one of the world’s highest burdens of cervical cancer: bit.ly/4BonuVu
Jamal Ahmed Guudle retweeted
Thank you #Karachi for celebrating #UNday with us! The #UNinPak Team was humbled by your warm welcome. Special thanks to our Chief Guest & First Lady of Pakistan, @AseefaBZ, who shared her commitment to #ENDpolio and support Pakistan’s longstanding partnership with the @UN.
@PresOfPakistan @SindhGovt1
First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari @AseefaBZ attended #UnitedNationsDay🇺🇳 in Karachi today.
She was greeted by @UNinPak RC Pernille Ironside and 22 @UN agencies that support @GovtofPakistan to promote the country’s development. Sukkur Mayor @BRArsalanSheikh attended the ceremony.