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Global Fight to Eradicate Polio Views from the ground. INSEAD Alumni lunch October 2012. Dr Albert Sabin Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV ) Developed 1961-1962. 4. Polio cases, U.S.A., 1950-2010. 25 years after polio vaccine invented. >350,000 children still paralyzed by polio every year.
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Global Fight to Eradicate Polio Views from the ground INSEAD Alumni lunch October 2012
Dr Albert Sabin Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) Developed 1961-1962 4
25 years after polio vaccine invented >350,000 children still paralyzed by polio every year.
PolioPlus is born!Philadelphia, 1988 200 countries & areas1.3 million volunteers
Unlike malaria, HIV/AIDs, tuberculousis & most other diseases, it is biologically possible to eradicate polio.
Smallpox (variola major):Global certification of eradication, 1980 20% - 40% case fatality100% permanent facial scarring2.7 million deaths, 1967
A Brief History of Eradication Polio Eradication
World Health AssemblyPolio Resolution: 1988 Humanitarian benefits. US$1.5 billion annual savings. Strengthen health systems. Access all children & build peace.
In 6 days: 640,000 vaccination posts 2.3 million volunteers 200 million doses of OPV 6.3 million icepacks in 2 million vaccine carrier bags 191 million homes visited 172 million children vaccinated What happens during a mass vaccination campaign? Example India…
India >21 months without a case of polio! RukhsarKhatoon The last case of polio in India Jan 2011 21
Global polio cases October 2011 Pakistan & Afghanistan Nigeria
Lethal adult polio outbreaks 2010-11 Recent Polio Outbreaks
Emergency Plans Afghanistan Pakistan Nigeria • surge of >6500 technical / social mobilization staff to district levels • multiple strategies to reach missed children • real-time oversight of OPV campaign preps/performance • new national/local accountability structures
Global polio cases October 2012 154 cases 4 countries