Independent Monitoring Board - Global Polio Eradication Initiative

INDEPENDENT MONITORING BOARD OF THEGLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVEJune 2012The Independent Monitoring Board was convened at the request of the WorldHealth Assembly to monitor and guide the progress of the Global Polio EradicationInitiative’s 2010-12 Strategic Plan. This plan aims to interrupt polio transmissionglobally by the end of this year.This fifth report follows our sixth meeting, held in London from 15 to 17 May 2012.We will next meet from 29 to 31 October 2012, in London, and will issue our nextreport thereafter.Our absolute independence remains critical. We have benefited from manyengaged discussions with representatives of the Programme and other interestedparties. As ever, we are grateful to them. The views presented in this report areentirely our own.Sir Liam Donaldson (Chair)Former Chief Medical Officer, EnglandProfessor Michael TooleHead, Centre for International Health, Burnet Institute, MelbourneDr Nasr El SayedAssistant Minister of Health, EgyptDr Ciro de QuadrosExecutive Vice President, Sabin Vaccine InstituteDr Jeffrey KoplanVice President for Global Health, Director, Emory Global Health InstituteDr Sigrun MogedalSpecial Advisor, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health ServicesProfessor Ruth NduatiChairperson, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of NairobiDr Arvind SinghalMarston Endowed Professor of Communication, University of Texas at El PasoSecretariat: Dr Paul Rutter, Mr Niall Fry3Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative Every Missed Child