The 2022 Global Citizen Festival took place in New York last Saturday. During the event, Rotary President Jen Jones announced Rotary’s commitment of US $150M to the GPEI in support of the 2022-2026 Strategy. Malta also announced its pledge of €30,000 making these two the first major funding announcements before the pledging moment in October.
Pakistan is one of just two countries where the polio virus remains endemic. Challenges remain in identifying and vaccinating all children, but data management software is providing a way forward. Read more…
What does it mean when #polio virus is detected in the sewage of a city? GPEI’s Dr Zubair Wadood explains what it will take to eradicate polio from the planet in the WHO series “Science in 5”.
Summary of new polioviruses this week:
– Afghanistan: one WPV1 positive environmental sample
– Pakistan: four positive environmental samples
– Algeria: five cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
– DR Congo: nine cVDPV2 cases
– Egypt: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
– Mozambique : one cVDPV1 case
– Nigeria : six cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
– Yemen: 12 cVDPV2 cases