166969 Update on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Monday, November 5, 2007: 10:30 AM

Steven Wassilak, MD , Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, GA
        
This session provides an overview of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative: its history, present challenges, and future directions.

Learning Objectives:
Describe the objectives of the GPEI Assess current challenges to polio eradication

Keywords: International Health, International Public Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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