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Global Fight to Eradicate Polio Views from the ground INSEAD Alumni lunch October 2012
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4 Dr Albert Sabin Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) Developed 1961-1962
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Polio cases, U.S.A., 1950-2010
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25 years after polio vaccine invented >350,000 children still paralyzed by polio every year.
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PolioPlus is born! Philadelphia, 1988 200 countries & areas 1.3 million volunteers
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9 Unlike malaria, HIV/AIDs, tuberculousis & most other diseases, it is biologically possible to eradicate polio.
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10 Smallpox (variola major): Global certification of eradication, 1980 20% - 40% case fatality 100% permanent facial scarring 2.7 million deaths, 1967
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11 A Brief History of Eradication Polio Eradication
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Eradication is a high-risk venture
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World Health Assembly Polio Resolution: 1988 Humanitarian benefits. US$1.5 billion annual savings. Strengthen health systems. Access all children & build peace.
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Kosi River Sub Region, Bihar
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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
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21 India >21 months without a case of polio! Rukhsar Khatoon The last case of polio in India Jan 2011
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Pakistan & Afghanistan Nigeria Global polio cases October 2011
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Recent Polio Outbreaks Lethal adult polio outbreaks 2010-11
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Emergency Plans 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 Nigeria Pakistan Afghanistan
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Polio cases Pakistan last 6 months
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Financial Requirements, Contributions & Gap
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Global polio cases October 2011
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154 cases 4 countries Global polio cases October 2012
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