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• Two out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated 2019-10-24

  In an historic announcement on World Polio Day, an independent commission of experts concluded that wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide. Following the eradication of smallpox and wild poliovirus type 2, this news represents a historic achievement for humanity. 

• 25 years of being polio-free in the Americas 2019-10-21

  In August 1991, Luis Fermín Tenorio Cortez, a child born in the mountains of Junín, Peru, was the last victim of wild poliovirus in the Region of the Americas. Fermín hadn't been vaccinated, and so the virus was able to take hold in his body, resulting in irreversible paralysis in his legs.

• PAHO launches Vaccination Week in the Americas in Brazil, urging countries in the Region to unite to end measles 2019-04-23

  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched in Brazil the 17th edition of Vaccination Week in the Americas, under the theme “Protect your community. Do your part”. The initiative is celebrated between April 20 and 27 with the participation of 45 countries and territories in the Region. This is the second time that Brazil has launched the initiative. In 2011, the regional inauguration took place in Manaus, on the border between Peru and Bolivia.

• PAHO Director recognizes Rotary International for its work on polio elimination in the Americas 2019-04-08
• Countries of the Americas seek to strengthen measures to keep the Region free of polio and move towards global eradication 2018-12-05
• Countries of the Americas urged to take action to keep polio at bay 2018-10-23
• PAHO: No cases of poliomyelitis have been reported in the Region of the Americas since 1991 2018-09-26
• Laboratory tests rule out the presence of wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus in the case of acute flaccid paralysis in Venezuela 2018-06-15
• 71st World Health Assembly Wraps Up With Adoption of Resolutions on Wide-Ranging Topics 2018-05-26
• Region of the Americas eliminates maternal and neonatal tetanus 2017-09-21
• Delegates at the 70th World Health Assembly adopt their initial decisions 2017-05-25
• PAHO Director urges OAS diplomats to support health for development 2017-05-03
• Toward the end of polio: The vaccine 'switch' in the Americas 2016-12-29
• The Americas celebrate 25 years without polio 2016-10-21
• Region of the Americas is declared free of measles 2016-09-27
• Despite earthquake, Ecuador maintains commitment to polio eradication 2016-04-30
• PAHO videos tell the story of experts who helped advance public health in the Americas 2014-01-08
• World Polio Day: PAHO calls for maintaining the high level of polio vaccine coverage in the Americas 2013-10-24
• PAHO supports global efforts to eradicate polio 2013-04-12
• Recommendation Calls for Exploring Collaboration between Public Vaccine Producers in the Americas 2012-10-25
• PAHO Celebrates 20 years without Polio in the Americas and Calls to Maintain High Vaccination Coverage 2012-10-24
• PAHO/WHO Investigating Paralysis Cases in Port-de-Paix, Haiti 2011-01-26
• The Americas Seek to Ensure Containment of Wild Polio Virus 2010-03-04
• WHO Regional Director for Africa Visits Health and Development Agencies in Washington 2010-02-18
• Massive Multi-Country Drive Aims to Vaccinate 30 Million People 2009-04-22