WHO South-East Asia Region is officially certified polio-free

WHO South-East Asia Region is officially certified polio-free

Polio-free certification of the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region

WHO South-East Asia Region is officially certified polio-free

A quarter of the world population lives in the 11 countries of the Region – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor-Leste. With this certification on 27 March 2014, 80% of the world’s population now lives in polio-free certified Regions.

Polio-free certification: WHO South-East Asia

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SEA regional certification commission for polio eradication 2014

Dr Supamit Chunsuttiwat
Dr Supamit Chunsuttiwat
Chairperson
Dr Suniti Acharya
Dr Suniti Acharya
Member
Dr Anthony Adams
Dr Anthony Adams
Member
Professor Tariq Iqbal Bhutta
Professor Tariq Iqbal Bhutta
Member
Dr Abraham Joseph
Dr Abraham Joseph
Member
Professor Ismoedijanto Moedjito
Professor Ismoedijanto Moedjito
Member
Professor Mahmudur Rahman
Professor Mahmudur Rahman
Member
Professor David Salisbury
Professor David Salisbury
Member
Dr Kyaw Nyunt Sein
Dr Kyaw Nyunt Sein
Member
Dr Kinzang Tshering
Dr Kinzang Tshering
Member
Dr Nalini Withana
Dr Nalini Withana
Member

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Vaccine preventable disease (VPD) surveillance data