Headlines
- On 26 October 2023, the Polio Partners Group (PPG) of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) convened virtually for the twenty-second high-level meeting of polio stakeholders. The meeting was attended by over 50 representatives from core GPEI partners including stakeholders from governments at the ambassadorial, senior official, and technical levels, as well as international organizations, foundations, and donors. The statement and presentations from the meeting are now available here.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to serve as members of the Polio Research Committee (PRC). This “Call for experts” provides information about the PRC, the expert profiles being sought, the process to express interest, and the process of selection. Application deadline: 2 February 2024. If you have any questions, please e-mail polioresearch@who.int.
Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates:**
- Afghanistan: seven wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1)-positive environmental samples
- Pakistan: three WPV1-positive environmental samples
- Chad: one cVDPV2 case
- Côte d’Ivoire: one cVDPV2 case and one positive environmental sample
- DR Congo: four cVDPV1 cases and one cVDPV2 case
- Mozambique: one cVDPV1 case
- Nigeria: six cVDPV2 cases
- South Sudan: one cVDPV2 case
- Zimbabwe: six cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
