After the World Health Assembly resolved in 1988 to eradicate wild poliovirus (WPV)
transmission globally by 2000, dramatic progress in reducing polio cases and increasing the …

After over two decades of immense efforts, the global polio eradication initiative may be
approaching its final phase. With leadership from WHO, great efforts of national programs …

Executive summary Alarmed that polio remained entrenched in the four countries that had
never stopped transmission1, and that an increasing number of polio-free areas were …

As the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) strategizes towards the final steps of
eradication, routine immunization schedules evolve, and high-quality vaccination …

Twelve years after the global polio eradication goal was set, polio cases have declined by
more than 95% world-wide. Polio immunization campaigns have been conducted in every …

Since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), paralytic cases associated
with wild poliovirus (WPV) have fallen from∼ 350,000 in 1988 to 22 in 2017. WPV type 2 …

Following the rapid progress towards interrupting indigenous wild poliovirus transmission in
the Americas in the early 1980s, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was launched …

Abstract The Global Polio Eradication Initiative, launched in 1988, is close to achieving its
goal. In 2015, reported cases of wild poliovirus were limited to just two countries …

The articles in this theme issue of the Bulletin address the complex policies of polio
eradication. The end of wild poliovirus transmission is not the end of the story, as certification …

Since its launch in 1988, the World Health Organization's Global Polio Eradication Initiative
has reduced worldwide polio incidence by> 99%. The most dramatic progress was achieved …