Never before in the history of polio have so few children in so few countries contracted the crippling virus – but we cannot rest until the number of cases is zero ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2015/Mersha
Over 100 million doses of #polio vaccine procured to respond to the polio outbreak since June 2013 ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2013/Sewunet
A man informs communities about upcoming campaign on Polio vaccination ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2005/Heger
Clinical nurses Ermias Amare (front) and Salah Kedir, traveling on motorcycle between pastoral settlements in Tulugulid District, Fafan Zone, Somali Region, to provide polio vaccinations for children five years and younger during the Polio NIDs Campaign, 9 February 2015 ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2015/Getachew
Ayan Hassan and Sahro Ahmed, trained vaccinators, travel long distance to deliver polio vaccination in hard to reach areas in Somali region of Ethiopia. © UNICEF Ethiopia/2013/Sewunet
A child in Hamer, indigionius community in south omo, SNNPR, Ethiopia, recieves polio vaccine during a nation wide campaign in 2005 ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2005/Getachew
National Immunisation Day volunteer Haile Dooch vaccinates child against polio in Karo Duss village, Hamer District, during July/August Polio NIDs campaign in 2005. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2005/Getachew
Barwoqo Hassen, 3 years gets polio vaccination in Shinelle zone, Somali region Ethiopia. Polio vaccination, a response of a recent polio outbreak in the Horn of Africa. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2015/Mersha
Dr Kesete Birhane Admasu Minister of Health gives an anti polio drop to a child at Selam Health Centre. Sustaining the Achievements in Polio Eradication in Ethiopia: High level Vaccination Session during the Financing for Development conferince to obtain a better understanding of ongoing routine immunisation efforts to eradicate polio in Ethiopia and advocate for sustained efforts, through a practical demonstration of polio vaccination in Selam Health Center Gulele Sub city, Addis Ababa. Tuesday 14 July 2015. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2015/Ayene
A health professional gives an anti-polio drop to a young refugee 24, June 2014 Pagak South Sudanese refugee reception centre Gambella Ethiopia. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2014/Ayene
A child smiles after receiving an oral drop against polio, in Tigray region, Ethiopia. National Polio Vaccination Campaign 2005. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2005/Heger
In 1988 UNICEF joined the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and committed to ensure oral polio vaccine would be made available for and reach every child to rid the world of this devastating virus which at the time was paralyzing thousands of children every day ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2013/Sewunet
