Polio this week as of 09 June 2021

• Today, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) launched the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a Promiseat a virtual event, to overcome the remaining challenges to ending polio, including setbacks caused by COVID-19. Read the press release here.
• “We need to continue supporting the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, whose surveillance capacity and ability to reach vulnerable communities are critical in many countries to prevent and respond to pandemics.” – health ministers of the G7 countries. Read more…..
• Summary of new WPV and cVDPV viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives):
• Afghanistan: one cVDPV2 case
• Pakistan: two WPV1 and one cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
• Burkina Faso: one cVDPV2 case

See country sections below for more details.

Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative