Kelly meets Brandon, an incredible teen who overcame a rare illness that left him paralyzed thanks to groundbreaking ...

Talking to journalists earlier this week on his final day as the first UN Global Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in ...

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The wild form of the virus behind polio has been detected in wastewater sampling in Germany, the nation's main public health body told Reuters on Wednesday, in a setback for ...

Now is the time to pull through on efforts to rid the world of polio once and for all — or continue managing it through costly outbreak responses, UNICEF argues in a new call to action. Support UNICEF ...

When Nigeria was certified free of wild poliovirus five years ago, it was a moment of pride not just for our country, but for the whole African region. I still remember that day vividly. After decades ...

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 21 story has been corrected to say 'disease,' not 'infection,' to clarify what the inactivated polio vaccine protects against, whether dosed fully or fractionally ...

Polio is on the brink of eradication. Yet outbreaks keep happening, often when primary health services are disrupted or inaccessible, causing children to miss out on routine immunizations. Countries ...

Bożena Lamparska’s life began with an obstacle, but she has spent every chapter since pushing forward, crafting a life rich in art, intellect and resilience. Born in January 1955, just months before ...

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio as part of a global ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - A 62-year-old woman in St. Louis was struck and killed by a car while ‘crawling’ on the interstate, according to authorities. According to a report by the Missouri ...