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"Finishing the job of polio eradication is our best buy. We must do it. We are leaving a perpetual gift to generations of children to come."
- WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan
End-2007 Report
on Milestones from
The Case for Completing Polio Eradication
Published April 2008
Full
report (pdf) ¦ Background
Endemic countries
Milestone 1: by end-2007, there should be a 50% reduction in the number of polio-infected districts relative to 2006.
Status: Overall
reduction of 24%. The number of districts worldwide infected with type 1
poliovirus has dropped by 59%, surpassing the 50% objective.
Since
2006, the interruption of type 1 polio has been the first priority of the Global
Polio Eradication Initiative due to its higher paralytic rate and propensity
towards international spread compared to type 3 polio.
Details (pdf) Milestone
2: by end-2007, the level of immunity against polio among children aged 6-35 months in infected districts should be at least at the level in polio-free districts.
Status: 2 of the 4 endemic countries are close to achieving the same levels
of immunity among children in their polio transmission zones as in their
polio-free areas. Details
(pdf)
Re-infected countries
Milestone 3: by end-2007, countries reinfected in 2006 will have implemented appropriate response activities and interrupted transmission of the imported poliovirus.
Status: Outbreaks stopped in 10 of 13
countries which
had importations of polio in 2006.
Details
(pdf)
International stakeholders
Milestone 4: by
end-2007, sufficient funding will have been pledged to finance all eradication activities planned through
end-2008.
Status: US$ 525 million is
available in funding, leaving a gap of US$ 175 million for 2008
Details (pdf)
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