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Overview This snapshot summarizes the Republic of Cameroon’s progress in polio transition. It outlines the government’s vision to keep Cameroon polio-free and to sustain the network set up to...

Executive Summary The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) leadership agreed at the time of the 2013–2018 Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan (PEESP) development that the programme...

In this issue: How Surveillance Works Containing a Polio Outbreak: Horn of Africa and Central Africa Review of the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan Global Voices in Support of Polio...

An Independent Outbreak Response Assessment in Equatorial Guinea took place last week with over a year since the most recent case of polio on the 3 May 2014. They concluded that there is no evidence...

May 22, 2015 / 64(19);527-531 José E. Hagan, MD1,2; Steven G.F. Wassilak, MD2; Allen S. Craig, MD2; Rudolf H. Tangermann, MD3; Ousmane M. Diop, PhD3; Cara C. Burns, PhD4; Arshad Quddus, MD3 (Author...

Summary By the end of 2014, significant progress had been made towards each of the Endgame Plan’s four objectives; the world has never been in a better position to eradicate polio. As the GPEI enters...

MAROUA, 13 April 2015 (IRIN) - How do you vaccinate women and children against polio in remote areas prey to attack from Boko Haram militants? Arm the soldiers with vaccine. This is exactly what has...

YAOUNDE— Cameroon said it has attained the status of a “non-polio exporting country” - hitting the 6-month mark without a new case - but the country is still considered a high-risk nation with...