The summaries and presentations below were part of a June 22-24 2005 joint United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)/World Health Organisation (WHO) meeting dedicated to examining communication in the context of the final global push to eradicate polio. At this meeting, country-specific presentations were made by communication practitioners in 16 of the 21 countries which have experienced cases of wild poliovirus in 2004 and/or in 2005 (to June). The total number of global poliovirus cases increased from 784 cases in 2003 to 1,255 cases in 2004, with 1,004 cases reported to August 9 2005 (548 for the same period in 2005). Communication strategies presented at this meeting were primarily focused on:

1. Analysing the results of programmes implemented to June 2005, and
2. Detailing the planned communication programme for the next 6 to 12 month period, designed to support a reversal of the above trend and achievement of the goal of eradicating polio worldwide.

Presentations and Summaries

Polio Eradication Initiative Overview

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Summary Report

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Afghanistan

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Benin

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Burkina Faso

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Cameroon

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Central African Republic (CAR)

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Chad

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Côte d'Ivoire

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Egypt

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Guinea

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India

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Mali

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Niger

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Nigeria

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Pakistan

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Sudan

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Yemen

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Post Eradication Working Group Report

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