POLIO [to 19 September 2015]
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

GPEI Update: Polio this week – As of 16 September 2015
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
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Full report: http://www.polioeradication.org/Dataandmonitoring/Poliothisweek.aspx
:: Pakistan launched a nationwide polio campaign this week to vaccinate more than 35 million children in 163 districts of the country. Approximately 200,000 polio workers are participating in the polio campaign, during which Vitamin A will also be distributed. More
:: As progress continues to be made towards polio eradication, surveillance is increasingly one of the most important things the programme can do to protect children against every last poliovirus. Read more about how surveillance works here.
:: The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is proud to partner with the Global Citizen Festival on 26 September, featuring Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam and other headliners to help fight extreme poverty and inequality around the world, and support approaches that will make life more sustainable for people and the planet.

Selected Country Report Content
Pakistan
:: Two new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were confirmed in the past week in Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The most recent case had onset of paralysis on 22 August. The total number of WPV1 cases for 2015 is now 32, compared to 145 at this time last year.