Support to the Global Polio Eradication Intiative (GPEI)

This project aims to improve and strengthen surveillance and immunization systems through support to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's (GPEI). The goal of the GPEI is to eradicate polio from the planet. CIDA's support contributes to strategies to address sub-national gaps in surveillance sensitivity in three endemic regions to ensure certification-standard surveillance is sustained in regions which are polio-free and to enhance the effectiveness for outbreak response activities. It also contributes to strengthening immunization systems and increasing coverage rates of the full range of classical childhood vaccines and/or assisting with the delivery of other important child survival interventions such as vitamin A zinc supplementation and the distribution of anti-malarial bednets.

CIDA's contribution is expected to enhance global poliovirus surveillance and outbreak response and strengthen immunization systems.