Member States guide direction of polio transition post-2023 - ISS-G20 Laboratorium Repository

At WHO’s 152nd Executive Board meeting, Member States provided guidance to shape the next stage of polio transition and underlined their continued commitment to integrating the tools and expertise established for polio eradication to strengthen national health systems.  

Since the Strategic Action Plan for Polio Transition 2018 – 2023 was presented to the World Health Assembly in 2017, significant progress has been made. Several countries, such as India, have successfully transitioned their polio programmes to serve broader public health, whilst in other countries, such as Sudan, the introduction of multidisciplinary Integrated Public Health Teams have offered an innovative path to repurpose the skills of the polio network. In 2022, “proof of concept” for transition was further demonstrated through the successful transition of over 50 low-risk countries from Global Polio Eradication Initiative support.  

Entire content available on:  https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/member-states-guide-direction-of-polio-transition-post-2023