Containment meetings and reports

Poliovirus containment in large-scale polio vaccine production and quality control facilities

This section provides updates on the demand & supply, strategies, policies and recommendations on production and quality control of polio vaccines.

• 18th WHO/UNICEF Consultation with OPV/IPV Manufacturers, National Authorities for Containment, and National Regulatory Authorities, 19 December 2019, Geneva, Switzerland
• 17th WHO/UNICEF Consultation  with OPV/IPV Manufacturers and National Authorities for Containment, 9 October 2018, Geneva, Switzerland
• 16th WHO/UNICEF Consultation  with OPV/IPV Manufacturers and National Authorities for Containment, 26 October 2017, Geneva, Switzerland
• Guidelines for the safe production and quality control of poliomyelitis vaccines

Meetings of Global and National Containment Certification Oversight Bodies

This section provides updates, and information on the successes and challenges of global and national containment oversight. These meetings provide a valuable opportunity for National Authorities for Containment, the Containment Working Group of the GCC and WHO to network, exchange ideas on best practices, present challenges in the implementation of national containment oversight, and discuss and identify ways forward.

• Fourth Meeting between Global Certification Commission – Containment Working Group (GCC-CWG) and National Authorities for Containment (NAC), 27 – 28 October 2020, virtual
• Second Face-to-Face Meeting Between the Global Certification Commission – Containment Working Group (GCC-CWG) and National Authorities for Containment (NAC), 27 October 2018, Geneva, Switzerland
• First Face-to-Face Meeting Between the Global Certification Commission – Containment Working Group (GCC-CWG) and National Authorities for Containment (NAC), 10-11 October 2017, Geneva, Switzerland