What is that Polio Picture? 

African leaders call for urgent action to revitalize routine immunization – Addis Ababa ‒ African heads of state on 2/19/23 agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent following massive disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic that stymied childhood vaccination programs and heightened outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. A total of 8.4 million children in the African region, compared with 18 million globally, were left out by immunization services in 2021, according to estimates by UNICEF and WHO. Access to immunization services is even more difficult among poor or marginalized communities or those rendered vulnerable by conflicts or living in fragile settings.

At a high-level event on the side-lines of the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government, the leaders endorsed a declaration on “Building momentum for routine immunization recovery in Africa” which aims to “revitalize the momentum for all populations to have universal access to immunization to reduce mortality, morbidity and disability, and consequently help Member States to achieve their health SDGs and economic and development goals.”

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 3  Indonesia -2, Nigeria -1, Somalia -1

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week – Afghanistan – Algeria – 2 cVDPV2 Samples, Benin – 1 cVDPV2 Case, Botswana – 2 cVDPV2 Samples, Cameroon – 1 cVDPV2 Case, DR Congo – 8 cVDPV2 Cases + 13 cVDPV1 Cases + 1 VDPV2 Sample, Republic of Congo – 1 VDPV1 Case, Malawi – 1 cVDPV2 Sample, Mali – 1 cVDPV2 case, Somalia – 1  cVDPV2 Case + 1 Sample, Yemen – 1 cVDPV2 Case.

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 789.  Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 5, Chad -43 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 400 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 21 (2 in 2021), Niger – 14 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 47 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.  

2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

— Edgar Allan Poe 

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 3/4/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/20/22.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
   20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
   1 Wild Polio case – 2021
   84 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Afghanistan

 

 

as of 3/4/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/10/22.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
   2 Wild Polio case – 2022
   4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
   56 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36

By PDG Scott McLaughlin

District Governor 2019-2020
PDG Scott is currently serving as an Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator for Zone 29 (Region 36). Scott is a member of the Paul Harris Society and Major Donor.Scott is a Rotarian in the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club of Kearney, NE

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