The GPEI stands at a crossroads, needing new approaches to overcome the last remaining hurdles and achieve polio eradication. In the final two endemic countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, WPV1 persists alongside cVDPV2. Globally, cVDPV2 outbreaks are occurring in four of the six geographical regions of WHO
Tools, Protocols and Guidelines: GPEI Tools, Protocols and Guidelines
The global effort to eradicate polio has been one of the largest public health initiatives in history. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is composed of a large workforce of frontline vaccinators, technical and programme staff in all corners of the world. To eradicate polio we must utilise lessons learnt, best practice, and new research to reach and vaccinate every child.