Perspective on Polio Eradication - What is the Issue?

Abstract

Abstract: WHO proclaims polio a social and community health crisis. Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was resolved to make world polio-free and had contributed significantly to eradicate polio from 1000 cases per day in 1988 to 8 per year in 2017 [1, 2]. However, this disease is still widespread in Afghanistan and Pakistan, due to number of problems, an important topics for debate, which poses great threat to the re-emergence of the deadly disease worldwide. Yet, these two countries potential risk should not be taken lightly, as in the seam of 2002 to 2005, reinvigoration and re- entry of polio occurred in 21 countries, with the increase in global migration of people [3]. Till August 13th 2018, 17 WPV1 cases have been reported (thirteen in Afghanistan and four in Pakistan), compared with 22 cases in endemic countries reported in 2017, and its transmission is still continue in Pakistan, as being isolating from the wastewater samples [4]. Therefore, Utmost suggestions are made to improve the status of polio from the remaining two countries as well, by approaching to it through new different strategies and ideas focusing current experiences and issues to eradicate polio as soon as possible.