What is that Polio Picture?
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Happy, Healthful, Successful, and Service Filled New Year to you all!
Germany – WHO is grateful to Germany for a €35 million contribution in support of GPEI polio eradication activities worldwide which re-affirms its long-standing political and financial commitment to a polio-free world.
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 607. Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 1, Benin – 10 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 3, Chad – 22 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 258 (28 in 2021), Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 13 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 3, Mozambique – 18 (2 in 2021), Niger – 13 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 42 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 4 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 158 (69 in 2021).
New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –Nigeria – 1 cVDPV2 Sample, Pakistan – 1 WPV1 Sample, Sudan – 1 cVDPV2 Case, Yemen – 1 cVDPV2 Case.
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
”Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan
as of 12/24/2022
0 new Polio cases were reported this week.
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022 (1 Wild Polio case, 2021). The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 9/20/22.
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020.
1 WPV1 and 0 cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan
as of 12/24/2022
0 new Polio cases reported this week.
2 Wild Polio case – 2022, (4 Wild Polio cases, 2021). The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/10/22.
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36
