Global Polio Partners Group
The Polio Partners Group (PPG) serves as the stakeholder voice for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in the development and implementation of short-term and long-term polio eradication strategic plans and emergency action plans. The PPG also fosters greater engagement among polio-affected countries, donors and other partners with the objective of utilizing their political, communications, programmatic and financial capabilities to ensure GPEI has the necessary political commitment and financial resources to reach the goal of polio eradication.
The PPG meets in-person at least two times per year at the ambassadorial/senior-officials level, with the possibility of holding additional ad-hoc conference calls or meetings. Results are reported to the GPEI Polio Oversight Board.
PPG Resources
Meeting report:
Meeting documents:
Updates on achieving the target and budget considerations:
- Overview of the status of polio eradication efforts – Michel Zaffran and Hamid Jafari
Workshop presentations:
- Outbreak of cVDPVs– Michel Zaffran
- Updates on type 2 OPV containing vaccines & IPV – UNICEF
- Polio and Routine Immunization Strengthening in the DRC – Linda Venczel
- Evolving VDPV2 Epidemiology – Mark A Pallansch
Updates on achieving the target and budget considerations:
- Poliovirus Detection, Interruption, and Integration (Michel Zaffran)
- Certification (David Salisbury)
- Sustaining the Gains with Essential Immunization (Kate O’Brien)
Updates on achieving the target and budget considerations:
- Overview of the status of polio eradication efforts (Michel Zaffran)
- GPEI budget and resource mobilization update (André Doren)
- Polio Eradication, Certification and Integration: the Endgame Strategy (Suchita Guntakatta)
Updates on achieving the target and budget considerations:
- Overview of the status of polio eradication efforts (Michel Zaffran and Akhil Iyer)
- GPEI budget and resource mobilization update (André Doren)
- World Health Assembly: Polio Transition Update – Strategic Action Plan (Ebru Ekeman)
Updates on achieving the target and budget considerations:
- Overview of the status of polio eradication efforts (including implications of cVDPV) (Michel Zaffran and Akhil Iyer)
- GPEI budget and resource mobilization update (André Doren)
- Post Certification Strategy (Suchita Guntakatta)
GPEI Transition Planning at Countries
- Transition Management Working Group (Michael McGovern)
- Ministry of Health of Cameroon ( Emmanuel Maina)
Transition planning at the Partner Agencies:
Transition Planning – Perspectives from Non-Polio Global Health Actors
- Laboratory Surveillance (David Heymann)
- Tuberculosis and HIV ( Bradley Hersh)
- UNF ( John Lange)
Programme Update (Michel Zaffran)
PACT Resource Mobilization Update (André Doren)
Polio Transition Planning Update (Ian Smith/Anand Balachandran)
Polio Transition Planning: Risks and opportunities of transitioning resources to non-polio public health interventions (Steve Cochi)
GPEI Support to Country Level Transition Planning / GPEI Global Transition Planning Framework (Dennis King)
Post-certification Strategy (Carol Pandak, Suchita Guntakatta)
UNICEF’s Polio Transition Planning – Opportunities for Immunization Strengthening (Robin Nandy)
WHO’s Polio Transition Planning (Ian Smith, Anne Marie Worning, Jennifer Linkins, Anand Balachandran)
Overview (Mr M. Zaffran & Mr R. Hossaini)
Afghanistan & Pakistan country program update (Mr C. Maher)
PACT update (Mr A. Doren)
Transition Planning update (Dr P. Rutter)
Overview (Mr M. Zaffran & Mr R. Hossaini)
Overview of the Trivalent to Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine Switch (Ms S. Zipursky)
GPEI Budget and Resource Mobilization Update (Mr A. Doren)
Transition Planning Update (Dr P. Rutter)
Overview (Dr H. Jafari)
Status of Polio Eradication Efforts (Dr M. Moeti)
GPEI Financial Scenarios and Resource Mobilization Update (Mr A. Doren)
Polio Legacy Planning and Implementation (Dr P. Rutter)
Meeting report [pdf]
Overview of Polio Legacy Transition Planning (Dr Stephen Cochi)
Polio Legacy in Action in India (Dr Nihal Abeysinghe and Nicole Deutsch)
Sudan EPI Benefits From Polio Eradication Program (Dr Nada G.O. Ahmed)
Transition amid outbreak control: South Sudan experience (Dr Richard Mihigo)
Global Health Security Agenda & Polio Legacy Planning (Dr Rebecca Martin)
Global Polio Eradication, Mid Term Review update, Financial Scenarios and Endgame Strategy (Mr Chris Elias and Dr H. Jafari)
Independant Monitoring Board Report (Dr P. Rutter)
Polio Legacy Planning Update (Mr P. Grand)
GPEI Management Review Update (Ms G. Hill)
Overview – Interrupting Polio Transmission (Dr B. Aylward)
Communications and mobilization (S. Guirguis)
Progress with IPV introduction (M. Zaffran)
Polio Legacy Planning (A. Freeman)
Financial and Budget update (J. Linkins)
Monitoring Framework (A. Freeman)
POB Governance ( Dr Ch. Elias)
GPEI Financing (J. Linkins and C. Creo)
Overview of the Polio Country Situation (Dr B. Aylward)
Polio Legacy Planning Overview (S. Cochi)
IPV introduction Strategy and Status (M. Zaffran)
