{"id":9709,"date":"2026-08-05T09:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/nineteenth-meeting-of-the-who-south-east-asia-regional-certification-commission-for-poliomyelitis-eradication\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:24:30","slug":"nineteenth-meeting-of-the-who-south-east-asia-regional-certification-commission-for-poliomyelitis-eradication","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"http:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/nineteenth-meeting-of-the-who-south-east-asia-regional-certification-commission-for-poliomyelitis-eradication\/","title":{"rendered":"Nineteenth Meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/afcc4ca8-2120-45a8-a18e-78b6cc6346bc\/content\" alt=\"Nineteenth Meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/79c9b269-932f-4973-8933-d58a531520f6\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/79c9b269-932f-4973-8933-d58a531520f6\/content')\">Download <span>(942.5 kB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p>The WHO South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication (SEA-RCCPE) provides independent oversight to the polio eradication programme in the South-East Asia Region.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission meets annually to review reports submitted by the National Certification Committees for Poliomyelitis Eradication (NCCPEs) of Member States, and to assess progress in maintaining wild poliovirus-free status, monitoring vaccine-derived polioviruses, advancing poliovirus laboratory containment, and implementing polio transition activities.<\/p>\n<p>This report presents the conclusions and recommendations of the SEA-RCCPE from its nineteenth meeting held in June 2026. The Commission concluded that the WHO South-East Asia Region maintains its polio-free status and that there is no evidence of wild poliovirus (WPV) circulation in the Region. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\nCommunicable Diseases,                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nImmunization &amp; Vaccines Development,                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nSEARO Regional Office for the South East Asia (RGO),                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nWHO South-East Asia                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Number of pages<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">31<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Reference numbers<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<div><strong class=\"label-sm\">WHO Reference Number: <\/strong><span>SEA-HDC-5<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/sea-hdc-5?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (942.5 kB) Overview The WHO South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication (SEA-RCCPE) provides independent oversight to the polio eradication programme in the South-East Asia Region. 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