Sixteenth Meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication

Overview

The WHO South-East (SE) Asia Region was certified polio-free by the South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication (SEA-RCCPE) in 2014. The terms of reference of SEA-RCCPE were most recently revised in 2023 to include the certification of circulating vaccine‐derived poliovirus (cVDPV)-free status of the Region. The membership of the SEA-RCCPE was also updated in 2023 for a period of three years.

The Sixteenth Meeting of SEA-RCCPE was held on 21–22 September 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The key objective of the meeting was to review the reports that were submitted by the national certification committees for polio-eradication (NCCPEs) of all countries of the SE Asia Region and to assess the progress made towards sustaining the polio-free status of the region.