Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Country: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Iraq, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Madagascar, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World
Looking back at 2015, the programme has seen remarkable steps forward towards polio eradication. A wrap-up of the year shows fewer cases in fewer places than ever before. The report on the status of polio eradication to WHO's Executive Board also summarizes the progress on the Polio Endgame Plan, and on Resolution WHA68.3, adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2015. The year to come will need strengthened momentum to build on these gains and deliver a polio-free world.
There are four months to go until the globally synchronized switch from the trivalent to bivalent oral polio vaccine. This will be an important milestone in achieving a polio-free world.