5th Report of the Polio Transition Independent Monitoring Board

Overview

The TIMB met between 3 and 5 November 2021.

This report is based largely on the presentations

and discussions at that meeting. The meeting was

opened by WHO’s Deputy Director-General. It heard

presentations from WHO’s Polio Transition Team,

and leaders of work programmes on essential

immunisation; health emergencies; global vaccinepreventable

disease surveillance; and laboratory

containment and security.

A wide range of delegations attended the meeting

and participated in discussions. They included

donors, polio extended partners, UNICEF, Gavi

(Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation), CDC

(US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention),

Rotary International, the Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation, and polio transition leads from the Africa,

South-East Asia, and Eastern Mediterranean regional

offices of WHO.