Thread by @WHO

Global leaders pledge US$2.6 billion to #EndPolio at the #RLMForum in Abu Dhabi.

Countries & partners announce commitments to vaccinate 450 million children against #polio each year and to overcome barriers to reaching every child 👉bit.ly/35fovzd

@DrTedros @WHO_Europe @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @antonioguterres @UN @UN_News_Centre This pledging event comes on the heels of a major announcement last month that the 🌍 has eradicated two of the three wild poliovirus strains, leaving only wild poliovirus type 1 still in circulation.

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1187395944360370176?s=20

@DrTedros @WHO_Europe @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @antonioguterres @UN @UN_News_Centre #Nigeria – the last country in Africa to have cases of wild #polio – has not seen wild polio since 2016 and the entire @WHOAFRO region could be certified wild polio-free in 2020 👉 bit.ly/35fovzd

@DrTedros @WHO_Europe @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @antonioguterres @UN @UN_News_Centre @WHONigeria Thanks to the dedicated efforts of
-#HealthWorkers
-Governments
-Donors
-Partners
wild polio only circulates in two countries: #Pakistan 🇵🇰 and #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 👉 bit.ly/35fovzd

@DrTedros @WHO_Europe @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @antonioguterres @UN @UN_News_Centre @WHONigeria “From supporting one of the 🌍’s largest health workforces, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is not only moving us closer to a #polio-free 🌍, it’s also building essential health infrastructure to address a range of other health needs”-@DrTedros bit.ly/35fovzd

@DrTedros @WHO_Europe @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @antonioguterres @UN @UN_News_Centre @WHONigeria #Polio workers deliver Vitamin A supplements, provide other vaccines like those for measles and yellow fever, counsel new mothers on breastfeeding, & strengthen disease surveillance systems to anticipate and respond to outbreaks. 👉 bit.ly/35fovzd #EndPolio #HealthForAll

@DrTedros @WHO_Europe @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOAFRO @antonioguterres @UN @UN_News_Centre @WHONigeria @WHOAfghanistan @WHOPakistan To #EndPolio we need support & engagement from individuals, communities, local & national governments, donors. If the strategies needed to reach & vaccinate children are fully implemented & funded, we are confident that we can deliver a 🌍 where no child lives in fear of #polio.