GPEI Pledging Moment, 18 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: GPEI leaders, donors, polio-affected countries and advocates will gather in Berlin next week at the World Health Summit for a global polio pledging moment, co-hosted by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
To strengthen polio transition efforts and respond to changes in polio eradication and the broader global health landscape, WHO has developed acorporate management response to the mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Polio Transition (2018-2023). Recognizing that eradication and transition efforts go hand-in-hand, the document lays out a clear roadmap to sustain polio knowledge, expertise and functions in order to strengthen national health systems, tailored to regional and country context.Find out more.
Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication launched: this week, more than 2,800 leading scientists, physicians and global health experts from around the world launched the 2022 Scientific Declaration for Polio Eradication, highlighting the feasibility of eradication and urgently needed now.