POLIO [to 11 June 2016]
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

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Polio this week as of 7 June 2016
:: As of the 7 June, 149 out of 155 countries and territories have submitted a switch validation report, confirming the withdrawal of tOPV from the immunization programme. Visit this website for a live update of the finalisation of the switch.

:: In Lao PDR the second outbreak response assessment (OBRA) concluded that the country is on track towards interrupting virus transmission. cVDPV1 has not been detected in Lao PDR since 11 January 2016, while AFP surveillance continues to improve.

:: GPEI published the 2013 -2019 Financial Resource Requirements with an overview of the required and available funding for the period.
Selected Country Levels Updates [excerpted]
No new cases identified in country reports.

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GPEI – Financial Resource Requirements (FRRs) 2013-2019 (AS OF 1 APRIL 2016)
June 2016 :: 36 pages
PDF of full report: http://www.polioeradication.org/Portals/0/Document/Financing/FRR_EN_A4.pdf
OVERVIEW
This Financial Resource Requirements (FRRs) report is the budget document accompanying the Polio Eradication & Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018 (PEESP) of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). The FRRs are updated twice per year based on evolving epidemiology and available funding. The financial needs reflected in this publication represent the requirements for activities to be implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) in coordination with national governments, and include agency indirect costs where applicable. The FRRs do not include estimations of costs incurred directly by national governments.

While the FRRs only cover the direct budget requirements for WHO, UNICEF and Gavi to implement activities as per the PEESP, the annual Non-FRR Report captures self-reported donor contributions to areas supportive of polio eradication, but that are outside of the FRRs. Non-FRR contributions are either in kind or in cash and are for activities that directly increase the likelihood of the success of the polio eradication programme, but they are not a part of eradication or other activities included in this FRR document. Non-FRR contributions do not decrease outstanding donor commitments to FRR activities.
For additional financing information, see http://www.polioeradication.org/Financing.aspx

Financing
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is financed by a wide range of public and private donors, who help meet the costs of the Initiative’s eradication activities. The requirements for 2013-2019 are projected to be approximately US$ 7.0 billion.

The Financial Resource Requirements series (FRR) provides an overview of the external funding – required and currently available – to finance activities planned by the GPEI for the 2013-2019 period to eradicate all remaining polio disease – due to both wild and vaccine-related polioviruses and prepare for the post-eradication era in keeping with the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018 (PEESP) and its four Objectives.

The budgets that underpin the FRR are prepared jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the national governments. The external funds to finance the activities primarily flow through WHO and UNICEF with funds for IPV introduction flowing through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The FRR provides an overview of 2016-2019 and the details for 2016. It is updated regularly, based on evolving epidemiology and available funding.

As of April 2016, the 2016-2019 GPEI budget estimates are US$ 3.864 billion for the major cost categories of the four Objectives of the PEESP. The budgets for each of Objective are overseen by the GPEI’s various oversight and management groups. For 2016, the requirements are US$ 1.393 billion…