Global Fight to Eradicate Polio Views from the
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.
Polio. Plus is born! Philadelphia, 1988 200 countries & areas 1. 3 million volunteers
Unlike malaria, HIV/AIDs, tuberculousis & most other diseases, it is biologically possible to eradicate polio. 9
Smallpox (variola major): Global certification of eradication, 1980 20% - 40% case fatality 100% permanent facial scarring 2. 7 million deaths, 1967 10
A Brief History of Eradication Polio Eradication 11
Eradication is a high-risk venture
World Health Assembly Polio Resolution: 1988 Humanitarian benefits. US$1. 5 billion annual savings. Strengthen health systems. Access all children & build peace.
Kosi River Sub Region, Bihar
What happens during a mass vaccination campaign? Example India… • 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
India >21 months without a case of polio! Rukhsar Khatoon The last case of polio in India Jan 2011 21
Global polio cases October 2011 Pakistan & Afghanistan Nigeria
Lethal adult polio outbreaks Recent Polio Outbreaks 2010 -11
Emergency Plans Nigeria Pakistan Afghanistan • 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
Polio cases Pakistan last 6 months
Financial Requirements, Contributions & Gap
Global polio cases October 2011
Global polio cases October 2012 154 cases 4 countries
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