Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 16 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 November 2018 (named day). It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 November 2018 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Developing Countries: Polio
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of whether the global polio eradication initiative will be completed by September 2019.
- Answer
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The UK is a strong supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and we work closely with the partnership. The GPEI has reduced cases of polio by 99.9% since 1988. Notwithstanding its success, transmission of the poliovirus has not been interrupted. This means the world cannot yet be certified polio free and as such GPEI are developing a new strategy taking them past 2019.
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- 192100
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- 2017-19
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- Developing countries Vaccination Polio
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