Acronyms
bOPV Bivalent oral polio vaccine
cVDPV Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
cVDPV1 Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1
cVDPV2 Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2
GAP Global Action Plan
GAPIII Third edition of the WHO Global Action Plan to minimize poliovirus facilityassociated risk after type-specific eradication of wild polioviruses and sequential cessation of oral polio vaccine use
GCC Global Commission for Certification of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis
GPEI Global Polio Eradication Initiative
IPV Inactivated polio vaccine
mOPV2 Monovalent oral polio vaccine type 2
NEAP National Emergency Action Plan
NID National Immunization Day
OPV Oral polio vaccine
OPV2 Oral polio vaccine type 2
PHEIC Public health emergency of international concern
PPG Polio Partners Group
SAGE Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization
SIA Supplementary immunization activity
SNID Subnational Immunization Day
tOPV Trivalent oral polio vaccine
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
VDPV Vaccine-derived poliovirus
VDPV2 Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2
WHO World Health Organization
WPV Wild poliovirus
WPV1 Wild poliovirus type 1
WPV2 Wild poliovirus type 2
WPV3 Wild poliovirus type 3
AEFI Adverse event following immunization
AFP Acute flaccid paralysis
aVDPV Ambiguous vaccine-derived poliovirus
BMGF Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
bOPV Bivalent oral polio vaccine
CDC US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
cVDPV Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
DTP3 Diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis vaccine third dose
EMG Eradication Management Group
EPI Expanded Programme on Immunization
FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan)
FOMWAN Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria
FRR Financial Resource Requirements
FWG Finance Working Group
GAP Global Action Plan
GAPIII Third edition of the Global Action Plan to minimize post-eradication poliovirus facility-associated risk
GAVI GAVI Alliance
GCC Global Commission for Certification of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis
GIS Geographic information system
GPEI Global Polio Eradication Initiative
GPS Global positioning systems device
GVAP Global Vaccine Action Plan
ICC Interagency Coordinating Committee
IFFIm Innovative Financing Facility for Immunization
IMB Independent Monitoring Board
IMG Immunization Systems Management Group
IPV Inactivated polio vaccine
IVD Immunization and Vaccine Development
iVDPV Immunodeficiency-associated vaccine-derived poliovirus
LGA Local Government Area
LQAS Lot Quality Assurance Sampling
mOPV Monovalent oral polio vaccine
NCC National Certification Committee
NGO Non-governmental organization
NID National Immunization Day
NSTOP Nigeria Stop Transmission of Polio programme
OPV Oral polio vaccine
OPV2 Oral polio vaccine type 2
PAG Polio Advocacy Group
POB Polio Oversight Board
PPG Polio Partners Group
PRC Polio Research Committee
PSC Polio Steering Committee
RCC Regional Certification Commission
RED Reaching Every District
SAGE Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization
SIA Supplementary immunization activity
SIAD Short Interval Additional Dose
SNID Subnational Immunization Day
STOP Stop Transmission of Polio programme
TAG Technical Advisory Group
tOPV Trivalent oral polio vaccine
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
VAPP Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis
VDPV Vaccine-derived poliovirus
VfM Value for money
VPD Vaccine-preventable disease
WHA World Health Assembly
WHO World Health Organization
WPV Wild poliovirus
WPV1 Wild poliovirus type 1
WPV2 Wild poliovirus type 2
WPV3 Wild poliovirus type 3