Since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was established in 1988, it has presented a roadmap to achieving a world free of all forms of poliovirus.
For 2022-2026, the GPEI strategy has two clear goals: Interrupt All Poliovirus Transmission in Endemic Countries, and Stop Transmission of Variant Poliovirus and Prevent Outbreaks in Non-endemic countries.
These GPEI goals are being challenged as 39 countries were recently identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as being at-risk for poliovirus.
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