Coronavirus: How polio personnel are pivoting against COVID-19
October 24, 2020
Download logoWorld Polio Day, on 24 October, is when the world comes together to celebrate the determination that has brought us 99% of the way to ending polio, and reflect on the heights we must scale to defeat the disease completely.
This year, Africa was declared free of wild poliovirus, a testimony to the outstanding work of thousands of health workers and their supporters over many decades.
Despite this, 2020 may be the toughest year polio eradicators have ever faced. In