LATEST POLIO UPDATES Headlines · The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) has released its ninth quarterly report assessing progress toward polio eradication, including recommendations to overcome challenges. The board noted the progress in Nigeria and Afghanistan, and expressed alarm about the situation in Pakistan, highlighting the high likelihood that transmission of virus will continue into 2015. While the IMB commended the outbreak responses in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, it also expressed concern about the activities in Central Africa, and recommended stronger global capacity and processes for outbreak response. · The GPEI mourns the passing of Dr. Ciro de Quadros, a member of the IMB and a true hero in the effort to protect all children from vaccine-preventable diseases. · Speaking at Rotary International’s Annual Convention in Sydney on 1 June, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced his government’s AUD$100 million commitment for polio eradication.. Wild Poliovirus Weekly Update as on – June 04, 2014 - World Wide as Reported by WHO: Wild Polio Virus case reported in the past week World Wide for 2014: 5 (4 from Pakistan & 1 from Somalia) No New Case of WPV was reported from Afghanistan No New Case of WPV were reported from Nigeria. 4 New Case of WPV1 was reported from Pakistan, 1 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 No 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 : 89 (compared with 45 in 2013) OFFICIALLY REPORTED WILD VIRUS CASES ON June 04, 2014 for 2014 in Endemic Countries: 78 (Compared with 36 in 2013) Afghanistan: 4 cases in 2014 (compared with 2 for the same period in 2013) Nigeria: 3 cases in 2014 (compared with 24 for the same period in 2013) Pakistan: 71 cases in 2014 (compared with 10 for the same period in 2013) OFFICIALLY REPORTED WILD VIRUS CASES ON June 04, 2014 for 2014 in Importation Countries 11 (Compared with 9 in 2013) Kenya: 0 case in 2014 (compared with 0 for the same period in 2013) Somalia: 1 case in 2014 (compared with 7 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: 3 Cases in 2014 (compared with 0 for the same period in 2013) Equatorial Guinea: 3 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) Kenya: 0 (compared with 2 for the same period in 2013) cVDPV Poliovirus Weekly Update as on - June 04, 2014 - World Wide as Reported by WHO. · No new cVDPV2 cases were reported in the past week The total number of cVDPV2 cases is 45 for 2013, and 12 for 2014. Manjit S. Sawhney Rotary Internationals 2011-15 Chairman South East Asia Regional PolioPlus Committee 2003-15 Representing Rotary at NPSP-WHO 2009-15 Member India National PolioPlus Committee 2008-14 Director Rotary Action Group on Polio Survivors 2011-14 Director Rotary Action Group on Preventable Blindness 2004-15 Secretary General Rotary Habitat Centre – District 3010 1997-98 Governor RID 3010
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