October 22, 2025
Ending polio still possible, health officials say, as funding slashed by 30%
A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before giving an injection at a children’s clinic in Kiev, Ukraine, August 14, 2019. — Reuters Core operations in core countries will continue. Lower risk areas will experience reductions in support. Wild polio remains in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Polio eradication is still possible despite major funding cuts, global health officials said as they outlined how they would address the shortfall. The budget of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a partnership that includes the World Health Organization and the Gates Foundation, will be cut by 30 percent in 2026 and will have a
