Akhil Iyer

Director Polio Eradication @UNICEF

[UN Afghanistan @unafghanistan]

“With the world coming together in aid of the resilient Afghans, UN Transitional Engagement Framework will work towards restoring hope and dignity for all Afghans” -UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan @RamizAlakbarov. Read more: https://t.co/KxjWO8mM2O

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

Good luck to all vaccinators and polio workers in Afghanistan for a successful campaign. We are rooting for you.
#endpolio

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

🙏Thank you, Canada 🇨🇦 @CanadaDev @GAC_Corporate for your leadership and commitment in the global effort to immunize every girl and boy against polio and other deadly diseases.
#EndPolio #WorldPolioDay

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

3⃣ focus areas to overcome gender barriers:
1. Have role models for girls and boys – people who have broken gender barriers 2. Prioritize girls education
3. Political will for inclusion and empowerment of women
-Dr. Tunji Funsho @RotaryNigeria
#EndPolio

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

There are so many people that have been involved in the historic effort against polio, but through each phase, women have consistently been the thread that has woven together the fabric of this program.
-Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta @unfoundation

#EndPolio

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

We must remain committed to advancing gender equality. Our work should empower women across all levels of the global polio eradication effort – from decision makers to frontline workers - @unicefchief
#EndPolio

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

Women polio workers are tireless, they are fearless and many of them are mothers themselves.

Meet Ms. Ummu Paasewe from #Liberia ’s Health Ministry who is supporting the polio outbreak response in the country. She is a mother of two and expecting a third child.
#EndPolio

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

Women are driving progress against polio including in supply chains, roles in governments, & vaccine manufacturers. We must continue empowering women at all levels of immunization programmes to reach every child with life saving vaccines - Ann Ottosen, @UNICEFSupply

#EndPolio

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

It is the women and men who work in communities, who look at our basic challenges through ‘gender glasses’, who are the gender experts. Everyone should have a pair of gender glasses to win the fight against polio. - Heather Monnet @WHO

#EndPolio

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

Vitality @RunningWorldCup starts on 21 Sept.
Run for your country in the world’s first and free global virtual running event to help UNICEF deliver polio vaccines to children around the world.
Register https://t.co/7OHTpbGn2a
@Unicef_UK @Vitality_UK #EveryRunCounts #EndPolio

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

Meet Mahamat - a horseman with a purpose! https://t.co/SV3E30TV7v

Today #Africa marks 1 year since being declared wild polio free but we must continue supporting efforts of health workers as they strive to stop outbreaks of other polio variants across the continent. #EndPolio

[Tigest Ketsela Mengestu @TigestKetsela]

In 1996, Nelson Mandela and @Rotary launched a campaign to eradicate polio from Africa. 25 years later, the @WHOAFRO Region is officially free from wild poliovirus – but we are still threatened by other forms of the virus. Together, let’s finish the fight and #EndPolio for good

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

Today, health ministers from @WHOAFRO countries are meeting to reaffirm their commitments to ending all forms of polio in their countries.
Tune in at 10 am (EST) to hear how they plan to make this goal a reality
https://t.co/eBLycYdTJ0

[EndPolioNow @EndPolioNow]

Dr. Tunji Funsho, chair of @Rotary's Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee, shares the game-changing approaches we took to #endpolio in the AFRO region with @GLIDE_AE: https://t.co/JbEfjIx0rT

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

UNICEF's behaviour change communication work with partners in building trust and providing accurate information about vaccines to parents and caregivers is critical in the fight to #EndPolio @UNICEF_Liberia
https://t.co/406Lr2L161

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

#DidYouKnow that polio workers deliver more than just vaccines?

The path to #EndPolio has helped protect against malaria, Ebola and now COVID-19. A strong polio program equals a healthier 🌍

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

The fight against polio has strengthened health systems all over the world.

👇See how Nigeria has used the lessons learned from working to #EndPolio to now protect against #COVID19. https://t.co/YazP9jHQHz

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

For over three decades, @Rotary has been leading the fight for a polio-free world.

Thanks to the support of countless Rotarians, more than 2.5 billion children have received polio vaccines and polio cases have fallen by 99.9%

https://t.co/1o4b1a4buk

[UNICEF Polio @UNICEFpolio]

Polio anywhere is a threat to children everywhere.

We must continue supporting the tireless efforts of the people and leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and countries across Africa and Asia in the fight to #Endpolio. #VaccinesWork

https://t.co/qRSgIAbGqg

[UNICEF Philippines @unicefphils]

Congratulations to @DOHgovph for successfully responding to the polio outbreak in the Philippines! To prevent outbreaks, all children must complete their routine vaccines on time. #VaccinesWork

https://t.co/f3C0USSjel