No new Wild Polio case was reported this week.
What is that Polio Picture? Malawi works to ensure that the number of Wild Polio cases stays low – currently at one.
Israel – Reported their first cVDPV2 Case this week.
Ukraine
Rotary statement on the effect of the escalating crisis in Ukraine on polio eradication efforts
Rotary is deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship there, including the unfolding effects of the current crisis in Ukraine on the country’s health system. A functioning health system must be kept neutral and protected from all political or security issues affecting countries to ensure that people have continued access to critical and essential care.
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 6 DR Congo – 1 (26 in 2021), Israel – 1, Madagascar – 1 (12 in 2021), Nigeria – 2 (415 in 2021), Somalia – 1 (1 in 2021).
2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 637 – Afghanistan – 43 (308 in 2020), Angola – 0 (3 in 2020),Benin – 2 (3 in 2020), Burkina Faso – 1 (65 in 2020), Cameroon – 3 (7 in 2020), CAR – 0 (4 in 2020), Chad – 0 (99 in 2020), Congo – 2 (2 in 2020), Cote d’ Ivoire – 0 (64 in 2020), DR Congo – 27 (81 in 2020), Ethiopia – 10 (36 in 2020), Ghana – 0 (11 in 2020), Guinea – 6 (44 in 2020), Guinea Bissau – 3 (0 on 2020), Liberia – 3 (0 in 2020),Madagascar – 13 (2 in 2020), Mali – 0 (52 in 2020), Malaysia – 0 (1 in 2020), Mozambique – 2, Niger – 15 (10 in 2020), Nigeria – 415 (8 in 2020), Pakistan – 8 (135 in 2020), Philippines – 0 (1 in 2020), Senegal – 17 (0 in 2020) ,Sierra Leone – 5 (10 in 2020), Somalia – 1 (14 in 2020), South Sudan – 9 (50 in 2020), Sudan – 0 (58 in 2020), Tajikistan – 32 (1 in 2020), Togo – 0 (9 in 2020), Ukraine – 2 (0 in 2020), and Yemen – 13 (33 in 2020).
New This Week – Cote d’ Ivoire – 1 cVDPV2 Sample, DR Congo – 1 vCVDP2 (2021) Case, Israel – 1 cVDPV2 Case + 6 Samples, Mauritania – 1 cVDPV2 Sample, Nigeria – 1 cVDPV2 Case, Occupied Palestine territory – 8 cVDPV2 Samples.
A total of 1,110 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 26 countries in 2020.
Quote of the Day
“None of us know how long the COVID 19 virus will linger – and as an organization that has worked tirelessly for decades to eradicate Polio, we understand better than most the difficult work that lies ahead. That’s why we need to remain focused on what is possible – not being nostalgic for the way our lives were, but looking hopefully to a future that uses this opportunity to Serve to Change Lives.”
— SHEKHAR MEHTA, 2021-22 R.I. PRESIDENT
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan
0 new Polio cases were reported this week.
0 Wild Polio cases – 2022 (1 Wild Polio case, 2021). The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 1/27/21.
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020. No WPV1 or cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan
0 new Polio cases reported this week.
1 Wild Polio case – 2022, (4 Wild Polio cases, 2021). The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 1/11/22.
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020. No WPV1 & CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Sample were reported this week in Afghanistan.
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36
