World Polio Day - October 24, 2021
What is that Polio Picture? -
A decade in the making, the novel oral polio vaccine against type 2 poliovirus (nOPV2) could help the world finally reach eradication.
Win Against Polio is a Win For Global Health!
2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total - 307 Afghanistan - 43 (308 in 2020), Angola - 0 (3 in 2020),Benin - 2 (3 in 2020), Burkina Faso - 1 (65 in 2020), Cameroon - 0 (7 in 2020), CAR - 0 (4 in 2020), Chad - 0 (99 in 2020), Congo - 2 (2 in 2020), Cote d' Ivoire - 0 (61 in 2020), DRC - 10 (81 in 2020), Ethiopia - 9 (36 in 2020), Ghana - 0 (11 in 2020), Guinea - 6 (44 in 2020), Liberia - 3 (0 in 2020),Madagascar - 8 (2 in 2020), Mali - 0 (52 in 2020), Malaysia - 0 (1 in 2020), Niger - 0 (10 in 2020), Nigeria - 151 (8 in 2020), Pakistan - 8 (135 in 2020), Philippines - 0 (1 in 2020), Senegal - 14 (0 in 2020) ,Sierra Leone - 5 (10 in 2020), Somalia - 0 (13 in 2020), South Sudan - 9 (50 in 2020), Sudan - 0 (58 in 2020), Tajikistan - 32 (1 in 2020), Togo - 0 (9 in 2020), and Yemen - 3 (33 in 2020).
New This Week - Guinea - 1 cVDPV2 Environmental Sample, Madagascar - 2 cVDPV2 Cases, Mauritania - 2 cVDPV2 Samples, Senegal - 1 cVDPV2 Case & 3 cVDPV2 Samples
A total of 1,107 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 26 countries in 2020.
Quote of the Day - " “Afghanistan is one of two countries in the world where polio remains endemic. With only one case of wild poliovirus reported so far this year, compared to 56 in 2020, there has never been a better time to eradicate polio. However, the polio program will struggle to respond if the basic immunization infrastructure begins to collapse around it.” – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, and Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on their visit to Kabul.
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.One Wild Polio case reported in 2021. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 1/27/21. Pakistan reported 84 Wild Polio cases in 2020. No WPV1 or cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. One Wild Polio case reported in 2021 The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 1/01/21. Afghanistan reported 56 Wild Polio cases in 2020. No WpV1 or cVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
Pakistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.One Wild Polio case reported in 2021. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 1/27/21. Pakistan reported 84 Wild Polio cases in 2020. No WPV1 or cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. One Wild Polio case reported in 2021 The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 1/01/21. Afghanistan reported 56 Wild Polio cases in 2020. No WpV1 or 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