However, we have seen an increase in the number of wild poliovirus cases this year in the two remaining endemic countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments with six core partners - the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Polio now survives only among the world's poorest and most marginalized communities, where it stalks the most vulnerable children. In 2020 we were ranked one of the top global health policy think tanks in the world by the Global Go To Think Tank Index. In 1988 the WHO launched a global initiative to eradicate polio by the year 2000. The Global Health Centre (GHC) at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the Norwegian think tank Agenda, in association with the Centre for Global Health, University of Oslo (CGH/UiO), would like to cordially invite you to a high-level policy dialogue on 12 September 2019 from 09:00 to 10.30 (breakfast is served from 08:30-09:00). These early successes suggested that global polio eradication (through the use of mass immunization campaigns) might be achievable. Search within full text. Malaria Journal 2021; 20(1): 210 - Some lessons for malaria from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. González-Silva M, Rabinovich NR 01.05.2021 The data was processed and on April 12, 1955, six years from when Salk began his research, the Salk polio vaccine was declared “safe and effective.” Church bells rang and newspapers across the world claimed “Victory Over Polio.” Vaccinations and Global Health Security Over the last 30 years, the program has engaged millions of health workers and volunteers, delivered polio vaccines to the most remote corners of the planet, and managed billions of dollars. Chapter; Aa; Aa; Access; Open access Print publication year: 2018; Online publication date: October 2018; Global Health Histories - Series page. Nellie Bristol is a senior fellow with the CSIS Global Health Policy Center. Polio Across the Iron Curtain Hungary's Cold War with an Epidemic. Global eradication. 7 Soon thereafter, in 1988, the World Health … In the polio endemic countries of Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, where polio personnel and assets have a significant footprint, workers from all GPEI partners are pitching in with COVID-19 disease surveillance, health worker training, contact tracing, risk communication and more. Who we are. Senior Fellow, Global Health Policy Center. Polio was once a disease feared worldwide, striking suddenly and paralysing mainly children for life. WHO is a partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the largest private-public partnership for health, which has reduced polio by 99%. She leads the Center’s work on efforts to repurpose polio eradication assets for long-term disease control and toward other global health priorities. Chapter. Polio Across the Iron Curtain; Global Health Histories; Polio Across the Iron Curtain. At that time, less than half the world's children had received 3 doses of the oral polio vaccine, and more than 350 000 new cases of polio were estimated to have been reported in 125 countries. Thanks to the tremendous efforts of health workers around the world, governments, and the partners of Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), polio cases have been reduced by 99.9% since 1988. About Us Since 2008, the GHPC has played a key role in shaping successful U.S. global health efforts. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments with six partners – the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gavi, the vaccine alliance. The Global Health Policy Center's goal is to generate independent, forward-thinking and multifaceted analyses that reach a bipartisan audience and shape The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is one of the largest public health programs ever.