16th meeting of the Regional Certification Commission for the Polio Endgame in the Region of the Americas: Meeting report. 24- 27 July 2023, Panama City, Panama

The 16th Meeting of the Regional Certification Commission for the Polio Endgame in the Region of the Americas (RCC) was convened in Panama City, Panama, from 24 to 27 July 2023. During the meeting, the RCC discussed and validated the annual reports from 22 countries and the report from the Caribbean Subregion, which includes information from 13 countries and nine territories. The reports submitted comprise information on the polio program’s performance and the status of polio eradication in 2022. The general recommendations, country validation results, and final meeting report were discussed and approved by all RCC members.