Statement For Regional Director, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on Poliomyelitis

WHA78, Geneva, 19-27 May 2025Agenda item: 17.5Document: A78/4 Chair, Your Excellencies, Director-General, When we committed to eradicate polio in 1988, the world was different. Today, conflict, climate change, and economic…

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WHO EMRO | WHO Regional Director’s statement for the Executive Board 156: Poliomyelitis | News

February 2025 Esteemed Chair, Your Excellencies, Director-General, Ours is the only remaining WHO region with endemic wild poliovirus. We have an immense responsibility, which the region has accepted with confidence…

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