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The South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (SEA-RCCPE) meeting was held on 21 - 22 September 2022 to review the annual reports submitted by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPEs) and provide feedback. The specific objectives were to review country performances on maintaining their polio-free status and provide recommendations on:
- Maintaining population immunity;
- Polio surveillance;
- National risk assessments;
- Outbreak preparedness, and
- Containment of polioviruses.
Participants also reviewed the implementation status of the recommendations made at the 14th meeting of SEA-RCCPE held in 2021; and prepared an update for the GCC on the regional polio-free certification status.
Based on reports received by NCCPEs and presentations made, the commission concluded that the WHO South-East Asia Region had remained polio-free during the review period. The SEA-RCCPE expressed concern around the continued transmission of wild poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) and outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPVs), especially Type 2, and considered them to be an equally important risk to the polio-free status of the Region. SEA-RCCPE emphasized that risks were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to backsliding in critical polio activities in almost all countries and some countries being unable to achieve their pre-COVID-19 level surveillance sensitivity and immunization coverage.
Acknowledging the efforts made by all countries to retain the polio-free status, SEA-RCCPE provided general recommendations applicable to the Region and country-specific recommendations to further strengthen their polio programmes.
Participants: Members of the South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication (SEA-RCCPE), chairpersons/representatives of National Certification Committees for Polio Eradication (NCCPEs), Chair of Global Certification Commission (GCC), Ministry of Health (India), donor and partner agencies, WHO HQ, AFRO, EMRO, WPRO, Country Office for India and WHO-SEARO.
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This webinar is the third session in the series on Reaching Zero-Dose Children.
The Zero-Dose Children Webinar series will build understanding of how to reach key populations which are missed by immunisation and other basic health services including communities residing in poor urban areas (informal settlements), those affected by conflict and displacement and residents of remote-rural areas. A final webinar will unpack challenges in health workforce in reaching missed communities with basic health services. The webinars will share specific country experiences on the latest learning and best practices for bringing services to the hard-to-reach. This webinar series is a joint initiative between Technet, the Zero-Dose Community of Practice and the Immunization Agenda 2030 working group on coverage and equity.
Session 3: Remote rural settings
22 Sep 2022 - 3pm CEST
Remote-rural regions are hard-to-reach due to their geography or distance from more urban and peri-urban areas. This distance creates a challenge in transport for health workers and supply chains. These same communities face challenges to travel to medical care when required which makes it even more important that children are vaccinated against childhood illnesses. During this webinar, experts with share the experiences of reaching hard-to-reach populations in rural areas and nomadic communities.
Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CEg5D2zmSYGB0nGjEhNqvA