POST 00844E : POLIO NEWS

POST 00844E : POLIO NEWS 19 October 2005 _____________________________________ Strong advances in the remaining polio endemic areas and the recent introduction of new tools have moved the global polio eradication effort into its final phase in all but one country of the world. The conclusion reached last week in Geneva by the Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication (ACPE), the independent, technical oversight body of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, is that polio could be finished within the next six months everywhere, except in Nigeria. You can access the full press release, many fact sheets by region or group of countries, and other material, at the link below : http://www.polioeradication.org/meeting_detail.asp?day=04&month=10&year=2005 You can also read the October Monthly Situation Report on Polio at the following link : http://www.polioeradication.org/content/general/current_monthly_sitrep.asp ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ Visit the TECHNET21 Website at http://www.technet21.org You will find instructions to subscribe, a direct access to archives, links to reference documents and other features. ______________________________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message to : mailto:[email protected] Leave the subject area BLANK In the message body, write unsubscribe TECHNET21E ______________________________________________________________________________ The World Health Organization and UNICEF support TechNet21. The TechNet21 e-Forum is a communication/information tool for generation of ideas on how to improve immunization services. It is moderated by Claude Letarte and is hosted in cooperation with the Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement, Québec, Canada (http://www.ccisd.org) ______________________________________________________________________________