Polio:

Every 1 case is an outbreak

The impact
What you see is
of polio
POLIO ERADICATION AND PREVENTION For every one case of polio
only the tip of
the iceberg
eradication SOCIAL MOBILIZATION- IMMUNIZATION- delivered to most SURVEILLANCE- 33,000 200 more kids are
e orts in network of more than 7000 remote areas thanks to 2.3 million health reporting sites to infected

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The polio virus is sneaky, silent India community mobilizers workers identify cases
and highly contagious. will be paralysed
extends far
It does not respect boundaries or
beyond Failure to eradicate polio could result in as many as 2,00,000 new cases every year, within 10 years, all over the
social class – it is an equal Upto 5% of those paralysed will
opportunity paralyzer polio world.
die because polio a ects the

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muscles that help them breathe
PULSE POLIO IMMUNISATION PROGRAM
Polio remains Pakistan
will su er from viral meningitis
endemic in two 1995 Launch of Pulse polio Immunisation programme

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countries  Afghanistan
India accounted for half of all polio cases in the India committed to resolution may have no symptoms but
2009 world passed by World Health Assemblv are contagious and the
GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION Objectives other kids they pass the
for global polio eradication in 1988. virus to may not be as lucky
• To interrupt transmission of wild poliovirus as
2011 Last case of polio detected in India National Immunization Day (ND)
soon as possible commonly known as Pulse Polio There is no cure for polio, it can only be
WHO removes India from the list of polio- Immunization programme was
• To achieve certi ication of global polio 2012 endemic countries
prevented.
eradication launched in India in 1995.
• To contribute to health systems development PREVENTION
2014 India achieve is polio free status
and strengthen outine immunisation and
surveillance for communicable diseases
Oral polio vaccine Inactivated polio vaccine
WHAT ALL OF US CAN DO
GOALS of the polio end game strategy 2019–2023
Parents - indeed all members of the public - can
• Life, attenuated virus • Killed virus
Interrupt transmission of all wild poliovirus (WPV) help polio eradication e orts in the following
Goal 1: • Administered by drops • Administered by injection
Stop all circulating vaccine derived polio virus outbreaks within 120 ways:
eradication • Highly successful in reducing • Highly e ective
days of detection and eliminate the risk of emergence of future • Ensuring children are vaccinated both during
transmission in developing • Used commonly in
VDPVs polio campaigns and during on-going
countries as a part of developed countries
immunization activities
eradication surgery strategy • More expensive than OPV
Contribute Tu strengthening immunisation and health systems to • Report any children who have missed polio
Goal 2 : help achieve and sustain polio eradication next line • Inexpensive • Requires trained health
vaccination to health sta and community
Integration Ensure sensitive polio virus surveillance through integration with • Easy to administer workers
volunteers
comprehensive vaccine preventable disease and communicable • Provides mucosal / gut • Provides immunity through
• Tell a friend or neighbour about ongoing polio
disease surveillance systems Immunity blood
campaigns and importance of routine
Prepare for and respond to future outbreaks in emergencies • Protects close contacts who • Carries no risk of VAPP or
Goal 3: immunizations
are unvaccinated VDPV
Certify eradication of WPV
• Report any suspected symptoms of polio, for
Certi ication
Contain all polioviruses example sudden weakness of limbs, sudden Vaccination schedule
and
inability to walk. • At birth – OPV-1 • 10 weeks -OPV-3
containment • 6 weeks – OPV-2 • 16-24 months -OPV-4 (booster)
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