(EAP) 2012-2013 - Global Polio Eradication Initiative

26 global Polio emergency action Plan 2012-13
Systematic joint national/international rapid assessment
at three and six months after the occurrence of
the most recent case. Specifically, the main interventions
will be based on the following approach:
The first assessment after response (three-month assessment)
will focus on:
i. Speed and quality of initial response (including case
investigation, response plan, first SIA, etc.);
ii. Speed and quality of initial response (including case
investigation, response plan, first SIA, etc.);
iii. SIA quality (which should ideally include field work
in the form of SIA monitoring, especially in high
risk areas);
iv. Surveillance (very rapid review - desk and field, in
high risk areas);
8.
8.1 New structures and processes for
international support, coordination
and interagency leadership for the
Emergency Action Plan
The urgent need to exploit fully the relative strengths
of the spearheading partners and the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation (BMGF) is recognized. This means
that the strategic oversight to countries' polio eradication
efforts, and in particular those of Nigeria, Pakistan
and Afghanistan, will now be driven by an inter-agency
Polio Emergency Steering Committee (PESC) composed
of senior representatives (management and technical)
from the five key agencies. It will convene monthly by
teleconference and bi-annually in person, and aim to
ensure cross-agency alignment in priority-setting and
support to countries. It will direct three new interagency
groups as described as follows.
Action to stop polio now in nigeriA, pAkistAn And AfghAnistAn
v. Other aspects that affect quality of response (government
engagement; engagement of NGOs); transfer of
funds to country e.g. Ministry of Health; other).
Subsequent assessments will be repeated quarterly and
will entail, depending on the epidemiological situation
and in consultation with national and other partners,
a "rapid assessment" (joint/international team),
focusing on:
i. Surveillance quality;
ii. SIA response;
iii. Support (human resources, technical, logistics, other).
A "close-of-outbreak assessment" will occur six months
after onset of the last case, focusing on validating that
the outbreak is really over.
Enhanced international support
to the Emergency Action Plan
inter-agency international support groups
Inter-Agency Country Support Group (ICSG) (an
expansion of WHO’s current country support group)
to coordinate support to countries' eradication efforts,
especially Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Chad, DR Congo, and outbreak countries. The ICSG
will have a critical role in programme performance
monitoring and risk management. WHO will lead
a weekly global conference call of all GPEI partners
represented in the ICSG, supported by the active
participation of Regional Office colleagues, to review
epidemiology, risks, campaign performance, and key
actions required in HR, monitoring, finance, advocacy
and communications. Specific action points will
be captured and reviewed in every call, progress or
challenges closely monitored, and solutions identified.
Key activities are detailed in Web Annex 8a, at
www.polioeradication.org.