Containment Guidance and Tools

GAPIII and Containment Certification Scheme

The WHO Global Action Plan (GAPIII) was endorsed by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization in October 2014 and the World Health Assembly resolution WHA68.3 in May 2015. The GAPIII Containment Certification Scheme (CCS) was endorsed by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization in October 2016.

WHO Global Action Plan for poliovirus containment (GAPIII)

GAPIII Containment Certification Scheme (CCS)

Rolling timeline for review of containment certification applications

The following Containment Certification Scheme forms and templates are available to support National Authorities for Containment in the roll-out and implementation of the certification process. All submissions to the Global Certification Commission for the Eradication of Poliomyelitis (GCC) must be made in English.

Guidance to minimize risks for facilities collecting, handling or storing materials potentially infectious for polioviruses (PIM Guidance)

This guidance is intended for ALL facilities but specifically those that could be/don’t know if they are collecting, handling or storing poliovirus. These include facilities that are not purposefully using and manipulating poliovirus for research, diagnostics and or/vaccine production, but rather, might inadvertently be working with the virus through poliovirus potentially infectious material (PV PIM).

The guidance aims to help facilities identify PV PIM and eliminate or minimize risks of handling and storing such material.

PIM Guidance

PIM Guidance – Annex 2: Country or Area-specific Poliovirus Data

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