Polio Eradication Programme continuity planning measures to ensure continuity of operations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2020)

This update synthesizes and references new evidence and recommendation to help orient the GPEI’s teams on how to best adapt and manage the polio eradication programme delivery to ensure its alignment with the public heath response to COVID-19 at national and sub-national levels, while conducting context-appropriate polio eradication activities.More specifically, this update builds on the following technical and strategy documents:1.COVID-19 Strategy Update; 14 April 202012.Guiding principles for immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic23.Interim guidance for the polio surveillance network in the context of Coronavirus (COVID-19)34.Guidance on implementation of mass vaccination campaigns. A framework for decision-making and Operational Guidance for Maintaining Essential Health Services that are in development jointly with the IVB and HIS teams An important shift reflected in this edition of the guide is based on better recognition of the dynamics of the pandemic and the short-to-medium term objectives for COVID-19 control.