Polio eradication plan
{"Image DocumentName": "Polio eradication plan", "Image ImageDescription": "In May 2012 the World Health Assembly of WHO declared poliovirus eradication to be a global public health emergency. Under this plan to achieve a polio-free world, they recommend that the use of OPV must eventually be stopped worldwide. Type 2 OPV has the two risks: VAPP and cVDPV \u2013 and is no longer needed for eradication \u2013 hence the type 2 containing OPV will be eventually withdrawn from use. OPV will be withdrawn in 2 phases beginning with type 2 OPV. To the facilitator: Explain to the participants the Polio eradication. Because of this very low but real risk of polio associated with OPV, if the world is to remain free of polioviruses following eradication, then use of OPV ultimately will need to be stopped. To curtail the risk of polio associated with OPV (cVDPV and VAPP), the Endgame calls for a withdrawal of vaccine in two phases: Phase 1: removal of type 2 component of OPV, through a global switch from tOPV to bOPV. Phase 2: withdrawal of bOPV after the certification of eradication of wild polioviruses. The phased withdrawal of OPV related to the epidemiology of WPV and vaccine-related cases of polio occurring globally in the past decade.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}