Polio Bulletin (Year 39, 31-32) - 10 August 2024

Statement of the Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee

13 August 2024. The thirty-ninth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 08 July 2024 with committee members and advisers meeting via video conference with affected countries, supported by the WHO Secretariat. 
The Emergency Committee reviewed the data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine derived polioviruses (cVDPV) in the context of the global target of interruption and certification of WPV1 eradication by 2026 and interruption and certification of cVDPV2 elimination by 2028. Technical updates were received about the situation in the following countries: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Pakistan, Senegal, and Somalia.

Find the complete statement here:  https://www.who.int/news/item/13-08-2024-statement-of-the-thirty-ninth-meeting-of-the-polio-ihr-emergency-committee