9-10 July 2008: 15th Meeting of the Expert Review Committee (ERC) on polio eradication in Nigeria Conclusions and recommendations of the 15th ERC. 26 - 27 June 2008: 14th Informal Consultation of the Global Polio Laboratory Network 28-29 May 2008: 18th Meeting of the India Expert Advisory Group on Polio Eradication (IEAG) Conclusions and recommendations of the 18th IEAG. 19 - 24 May 2008: World Health Assembly 12 - 13 March 2008: 14th Meeting of the Expert Review Committee on polio eradication in Nigeria 3 - 4 February 2008: Technical Advisory Group Meeting for Pakistan and Afghanistan Technical Advisory Group Meeting Report 19 - 20 December 2007: India Expert Advisory Group meeting IEAG conclusions and recommendations. 21 - 26 January 2008: Executive Board of the World Health Organization Executive Board provides strong endorsement for continuation of the intensified polio eradication effort and clear guidance on next steps in planning for the management of poliovirus risks in the 'post-eradication' era. 27 - 28 November 2007: Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication Conclusions and recommendations of the ACPE, highlighting the progress achieved in 2007 and re-affirming the feasibility of polio eradication in the near-term 8 - 9 November 2007: 13th Meeting of the Expert Review Committee (ERC) for Polio Eradication in Nigeria 1 - 2 October 2007: Report of Technical Consultation on polio eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan Technical consultation on polio eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan 29 - 30 May 2007: 17th Meeting of the India Expert Advisory Group 3 - 4 May 2007: 12th Meeting of the Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication & Routine Immunization (ERC), Abuja, Nigeria Conclusions and recommendations of the 12th ERC 17 May 2007: Presentation of the Case for Completing Polio Eradication 17 - 18 April 2007: Joint Meeting of the Technical Advisory Groups on Polio Eradication in Afghanistan and in Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan Conclusions and Recommendations 28 February 2007: Stakeholders Consultation on polio eradication Final agenda, list of participants, and presentations. 11 - 12 December 2006: 16th Meeting of the India Expert Advisory Group Final report of the technical advisory body for polio eradication in India comprised of national and international experts. 6 - 7 December 2006: Technical Consultation on Polio Eradication in Pakistan and Afghanistan 7 - 8 December 2006: 11th Meeting of the Expert Review Committee (ERC) on Polio Eradication in Nigeria Conclusions and recommendations of the 11th Meeting of the Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication (ERC) 11 - 12 October 2006: Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication (ACPE) Advisory Committee Meeting on Polio Eradication (ACPE) 29 - 31 August 2006: Operation MECACAR New Millennium Note for the press on Operation MECACAR (MECACAR: eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus, Central Asian Republics) 12 - 13 July 2006: 10th Meeting of the Expert Review Committee (ERC) on Polio Eradication in Nigeria Final report of the meeting of the key oversight body for polio eradication in Nigeria, which reviews progress to date and recommends next steps. 21 - 22 June: 2nd Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group for Polio Eradication in Yemen Report of the key advisory body for response to an outbreak following importation of poliovirus in the Republic of Yemen 22 - 26 May 2006: World Health Assembly World Health Assembly recognizes progress towards polio eradication and adopts resolution 10 - 11 May 2006: 4th Regional Technical Advisory Group: Eastern Mediterranean Region Report of the key advisory body for polio eradication in the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region. 4 - 5 May 2006: 15th Meeting of the India Expert Advisory Group Report of the key advisory body for polio eradication in India. 15 - 16 March 2006: 9th Meeting of the Expert Review Committee (ERC) on Polio Eradication in Nigeria Final report of the meeting of the key oversight body for polio eradication in Nigeria, which reviews progress to date and recommends next steps. 15 - 16 December 2005: 8th Meeting of the Expert Review Committee (ERC) on Polio Eradication in Nigeria Final report of the meeting of the key oversight body for polio eradication in Nigeria, which reviews progress to date and recommends actions for the next year. 5 - 6 December 2005: 14th Meeting of the India Expert Advisory Group for Polio Eradication 30 November 2005: Commonwealth and Polio Eradication Presentation by Dr David L. Heymann, Representative of the Director General 27 October 2005: Polio Eradication Initiative Stakeholder Briefing Briefing to outline the time line, risks and opportunities of the 2006-2008 Mop-up and Certification Phase of polio eradication. 12 October 2005: Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication (ACPE) Final report of the closed meeting of the technical, independent oversight body of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which convened at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, to review progress towards polio eradication and provide policy guidance on strategies. Documents for the Media event following the ACPE meeting Click here 10 - 12 May 2005: Experts in Pakistan conclude that polio can be stopped by end-2005 Update from Informal Consultation on Polio Eradication 16 - 25 May 2005: World Health Assembly re-affirms goal of polio eradication During the annual meeting of the WHO's decision-making body, member states commend progress towards goal and call for continued support. 22 April - 4 May 2005: News from latest technical meetings Between 22 April and 4 May, several key oversight groups on polio eradication met to review progress and prospects this year. This update offers a snapshot of conclusions and recommendations from the global oversight body, the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication (AACPE full report), as well as the India Expert Advisory Group (IEAG full report in PDF) and the Nigeria Expert Review Committee (ERC full report in PDF) 22 April 2005: AACPE Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Meeting on Polio Eradication (AACPE) 5 March 2005: Global Polio Eradication Initiative briefing to the Permanent Missions in Geneva Representatives of Permanent Missions in Geneva briefed on the Polio Eradication Initiative's Progress and Prospects 4 February 2005: Asian Ministers of Health meeting The spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative host a meeting of Health Ministers of polio-endemic countries in Asia on 4 February: Afghanistan, India and Pakistan This is a follow-up to the meeting of health ministers and the launch of the Geneva Declaration held in January 2004 and complementary to African ministers' meeting of January 2005. The objectives for the meeting are twofold: for governments to report on progress towards the Geneva Declaration pledge to interrupt polio transmission and to identify what is being done and what needs to be done differently at the international, national and sub-national levels, to ensure polio transmission is stopped everywhere by end-2005. 13 January 2005: African Ministers of Health meeting The spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative hosted a meeting of Health Ministers of key polio-affected countries in Africa. 23 September 2004: Partner Consultation following the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Meeting on Polio Eradication 21 - 22 September 2004: AACPE Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Meeting on Polio Eradication (AACPE) 17 May 2004: Ministers of Health attend meeting to report on polio progress Asian and north African countries close to ending polio, announce accelerated plans to quickly mop up new cases. West and central African countries announce emergency strategies to get back on track following outbreak. 15 January 2004: Ministerial Meeting and the Final Push for a Polio-Free World Polio spreads to more polio-free countries. Ministers of Health attended an emergency meeting outlining their final push to end Polio in 12 months.

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