WHO Calls to End Polio
Thirty-five years ago, polio paralyzed around 350,000 children per year. Following a UN-led international push, that number is now less than 50.
Polio can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis, most often in children.
Decades ago, the world overcame geopolitical and geographic barriers to end smallpox. Let's finish the job
said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative was established three decades ago and is now led by the WHO and other organizations.
- The number of polio cases has dropped by more than 99 per cent.
- Only 36 cases of the virus were reported so far in 2025.
Author summary: WHO urges to finish polio eradication.
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