The World Health Organization (WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean representative Dr. Hamid Jafari, Director of the Polio Eradication Programme, delivered an update to the Member States on October 10, 2022, regarding efforts to halt transmission of both wild and variant polioviruses.
While noting that 20 of the Region's 22 countries have achieved the standards for polio eradication certification, he urged the Member States to continue to intensify surveillance due to an increased risk of poliovirus spreading.
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