Dear Rotary Leaders, Headlines International Health Regulations (IHR): On 31 July, the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee on polio was held by teleconference, to reassess the situation and examine the actions that countries have taken since the declaration of the ‘public health emergency of international concern’ (PHEIC) in May. The Director-General of WHO accepted the advice of the Committee and has declared that the international spread of polio in 2014 continues to constitute a PHEIC. She has extended the Temporary Recommendations, effective 3 August, and requested the Committee to reassess the situation in a further 3 months. Of note, the Committee had expressed concern that application of the existing Temporary Recommendations remains incomplete. For more, including the full report of the Committee, please click here. United Arab Emirates (UAE): The UAE have produced a short film to sensitize migrant workers to the importance of vaccinating their children against polio. The three-minute film will be shown on Etihad Airways flights from Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi, Pakistan, throughout August. Special public screenings in high-risk neighbourhoods will also be organized. To view the short film, please click here. Wild Poliovirus Weekly Update as on – August 6, 2014 - World Wide as Reported by WHO: Wild Polio Virus case reported in the past week World Wide for 2014: 4 (2 from Pakistan and 2 from Cameroon in Central Africa ) No New Case of WPV was reported from Afghanistan No New Case of WPV was reported from Nigeria. 2 New Case of WPV1 was reported from Pakistan, No New Cases of WPV was reported from Somalia No New Case of WPV was reported from Kenya No New Cases of WPV was reported from Ethiopia 2 New Case of WPV was reported from Cameroon. No New Case of WPV in Equatorial Guinea. No New Cases of WPV was reported from Syria. No New Case of WPV was reported from Iraq. Total Wild Polio cases reported in 2014 : 135 (compared with 177 in 2013) OFFICIALLY REPORTED WILD VIRUS CASES ON August 6, 2014 for 2014 in Endemic Countries: 117 (Compared with 67 in 2013) Afghanistan: 8 cases in 2014 (compared with 3 for the same period in 2013) Nigeria: 5 cases in 2014 (compared with 42 for the same period in 2013) Pakistan: 104 cases in 2014 (compared with 22 for the same period in 2013) OFFICIALLY REPORTED WILD VIRUS CASES ON August 6, 2014 for 2014 in Importation Countries 18 (Compared with 110 in 2013) Kenya: 0 case in 2014 (compared with 10 for the same period in 2013) Somalia: 4 case in 2014 (compared with 100 for the same period in 2013) Chad: 0 case in 2014 (compared with 0 for the same period in 2013) Ethiopia: 1 case in 2014 (compared with 0 for the same period in 2013) Cameroon: 5 Cases in 2014 (compared with 0 for the same period in 2013) Equatorial Guinea: 5 Case in 2014 (compared with 0 for the same period in 2013) new country Syrian Arab Republic: 1 Cases in 2014 (compared with 0 for the same period in 2013) Iraq: 2 Cases in 2014 (compared with 0 for the same period in 2013) cVDPV Poliovirus Weekly Update as on - August 6, 2014 - World Wide as Reported by WHO. · No New cVDPV2 cases were reported in the past week, · Total Number of cVDPV2 cases is 45 for 2013, and 21 for 2014. With Regards PP Rtn S K Mishra Chairman Polio Plus zone RID 3010
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 04:19:26 +0000
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