WHOs Eastern Mediterranean Regional Commission Discusses Polio Eradication Efforts in Doha Meeting

Qatar News Agency
May 23, 2024

WHOs Eastern Mediterranean Regional Commission Discusses Polio Eradication Efforts in Doha Meeting


 The State of Qatar hosted the 38th meeting of the WHOs Eastern Mediterranean Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (RCC). The four-day meeting reviewed and verified each countrys progress towards maintaining a polio-free status.

 

Eighteen out of 20 countries within the region have achieved the surveillance standards required for certification of polio eradication. The RCC provisionally accepted reports submitted by 20 polio-free countries in the region, while progress reports of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the two remaining polio-endemic countries, were noted.