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WHO's global polio eradication documents, available in Adobe Acrobat format.
Technical documents

  • Completion of national laboratory inventories for wild poliovirus containment in the WHO Region of the Americas

    • - 20 August 2010
    Article in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record     English | français

  • Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication in Nigeria from January 2009 to June 2010

    • -09 July
    Update in CDC's Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report summarizing progress from 2009     Click here.

  • Sixth issue of Polio Pipeline

    • See what's new in the world of polio eradication research Click here.

  • Improving the affordability of inactivated poliovirus vaccines (IPV) for use in low- and middle-income countries - an economic analysis of strategies to reduce the cost of routine IPV immunization

    • - 21 June
    PATH and Working in Tandem Ltd. April 2010     Click here.

  • Global post-eradication IPV supply and demand assessment - key findings of the supply landscape and economics of IPV-containing combination vaccines

    • - 09 June
    Commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and prepared by Oliver Wyman, May 2010.     Click here.

  • SAGE report published:

    • - 28 May
    Global immunization policy body notes 'substantial' progress on polio eradication, welcomes new Strategic Plan, and singles out insufficient financing as 'greatest threat' to success     English | français

  • Progress report to the World Health Assembly

    • - Presenting new strategic plan Click here.

  • Progress towards eradicating poliomyelitis in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2009

    • - 12 March
    Update in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record summarizing progress from in 2009     English | français

  • Fifth issue of Polio Pipeline

    • See what's new in the world of polio eradication research Click here.

  • Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication

    • - 08 January
    Conclusions and recommendations of the ACPE, November 2009     English | français

  • Polio eradication in Nigeria

    • - 23 October
    Update in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record summarizing progress from January 2008 to July 2009     English | français

  • Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses --- Worldwide, January 2008--June 2009

    • - 18 September
    Update in CDC's Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report summarizing progress in the past two years.     English

  • Fourth issue of Polio Pipeline

    • See what's new in the world of polio eradication research Click here.

  • New polio vaccine recommendations

    • - 17 July
    Advisory committee on use of bivalent oral polio vaccine types 1 and 3 (WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record)     English | français

  • Polio eradication in India

    • - 10 July
    Update in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record summarizing progress in the past two years     English | français

  • Global Post-eradication IPV Supply and Demand Assessment: Integrated findings.

    • - 17 April
    Commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and prepared by Oliver Wyman Inc.     Click here.

  • Progress Report by the Secretariat of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to the World Health Assembly

    • - 17 April
    Poliomyelitis: mechanism for management of potential risks to eradication     Click here.

  • Importations of poliovirus in Africa

    • - 17 April
    Article in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report     English | français

  • Progress toward global polio eradication in 2008

    • - 3 April
    Update in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record     English | français

  • Progress towards polio eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2008

    • - 6 March
    Article in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record     Click here.

  • Third issue of Polio Pipeline published

    • - Reporting on the world of research in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative Click here.

  • Polio Outbreak Response Guidelines

    • Click here.

  • WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record

    • - 14 November
    Polio immunization requirements for travelers from polio-affected countries to Saudi Arabia for the upcoming Hajj and Umra seasons     Click here.

  • Second issue of Polio Pipeline published

    • - See what's new in the world of research in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative Click here.

  • Inaugural issue of Polio Pipeline published

    • - See what's new in the world of research in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative Click here.

  • Report on end-2007 status against milestones

    • - Set by stakeholders in The Case for Completing Polio Eradication Click here.

  • Case definition for wild-type poliomyelitis

    • - Link to case definition for wild-type poliomyelitis under the International Health Regulations (2005). Click here.

  • WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record

    • - Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan, January–December 2007 Click here.

  • Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication

    • - 12 December 2007
    Strategic guidance body issues recommendations for stopping polio transmission and pursuing research and products to accelerate eradication and for the post-eradication era     Click here.

  • The Lancet publishes important articles on polio eradication

    • - 21 April 2007
    Studies confirm the greater efficacy of monovalent vaccine and the cost-effectiveness of eradication     Click here.

  • Conclusions and Recommendations of ACPE, Part 2


    • - 08 December 2006
    Article in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record     Click here.

  • Conclusions and Recommendations of ACPE, Part 1


    • - 01 December 2006
    Article in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record     Click here.

  • Outbreak of type-1 wild poliovirus in adults, Namibia, 2006


    • - 17 November 2006
    Analysis in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record     Click here.

  • Health Conditions for Travellers to Saudi Arabia


    • - 17 November 2006
    Article in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record     Click here.

  • Summary and recommendations of the 12th informal consultation of the WHO Global Polio Laboratory Network


    • - 03 November 2006
    Article in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record     Click here.

  • Wild poliovirus in Nigerian child seeking medical care in Singapore


    • - 21 July 2006
    Article in WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record     Click here.

  • Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - Pakistan and Afghanistan


    • - 23 June 2006
    Article in Weekly Epidemiological Record (WHO)     Click here.

  • Consequences of polio importations


    • - 17 February 2006
    Article in Weekly Epidemiological Record     Click here.

  • 14th Meeting of the India Expert Advisory Group for Polio Eradication

    • 5-6 December 2005 (pdf) English

  • 14th IEAG - meeting presentation

    • 5-6 December 2005 (pdf) English

  • Final ACPE Report

    • 12 October 2005 (pdf) English

  • WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record

    • 23 September 2005
    Polio Outbreak Response Recommendations     (pdf) English

  • Weekly Epidemiological Record (article on last page)

    • Saudi Arabia requires people aged under 15 years travelling from polio-affected countries to be immunized against the disease (pdf) English

  • 18th Meeting of the European Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis

    • 24 - 25 May 2005 (pdf) English

  • 13th Meeting of the India Expert Advisory Group for Polio Eradication

    • 3-4 May 2005 (pdf) English

  • WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record

    • 8 July 2005
    Polio eradication progress in India, outbreaks in Angola and Indonesia     English | français

  • Cessation of routine OPV use after global polio eradication

    • - Framework for National Policy Makers in OPV-using Countries (pdf) English | français

  • WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record

    • 6 May 2005
    Polio in Yemen and Indonesia     (pdf) English | français

  • WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record

    • 29 April 2005
    Progress towards interruption of wild poliovirus transmission (January 2004 to March 2005)     (pdf) English | français

  • WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record

    • article on polio Poliomyelitis outbreak escalates in the Sudan: Case from Sudan reported in Saudi Arabia. (pdf) English | français

  • Global Polio Eradication Initiative Strategic Plan

    • Key objectives of the initiative for 2004 through to 2008. (pdf) English | français

  • WHO Global Action Plan for laboratory containment of wild polioviruses second edition

    • (pdf) English

  • 7th Meeting of the Technical Consultative Group

    • (pdf) English

  • Report of the interim meeting of the Technical Consultative Group (TCG)

    • on the Global Eradication of Poliomyelitis, Geneva, 13-14 November 2002 (pdf) English

  • 6th meeting of the Technical Consultative Group

    • (pdf) English
    Past Progress Reports and miscellaneous

  • Global Polio Eradication Initiative Annual Report - 2009

    • - Measuring the progress made in 2009 Click here.

  • Global Polio Eradication Initiative Annual Report - 2008

    • - Measuring the progress made in 2008 Click here.

  • Global Polio Eradication Initiative Annual Report - 2007

    • Click here.

  • Global Polio Eradication Initiative Annual Report - 2006

    • Click here.

  • Global Polio Eradication Initiative Annual Report 2005

    • Click here.

  • Global Polio Eradication Initiative Annual Report 2004

    • (pdf) English | français
    Translation of the Executive Summary
    Arabic
    Spanish

  • The Bulletin of the World Health Organization - The International Journal of Public Health

    • : Special theme issue - Polio Eradication End-Stage Challenges Volume 82, Number 1, January 2004, 1-81 English

  • Global Polio Eradication Initiative Progress Report 2003

    • Outlines progress of polio eradication for the year. (pdf) English | français

  • Polio Eradication Progress 2002

    • (pdf) English

  • Polio Eradication Progress 2001

    • (pdf) English | français

  • Communication for polio eradication and routine immunization

    • (pdf) English | français

  • Advocacy Practical Guide

    • (pdf) English

  • Optimising Impact of Polio Activities on EPI

    • (pdf) English

    The Global Eradication of Polio