CDC’s Center For Global Health Director Marks World Polio Day, Highlights CDC’s Eradication Efforts
CDC: Message from Rebecca Martin, PhD, Director of CDC’s Center for Global Health
In this post, Rebecca Martin, director of CDC’s Center for Global Health, marks World Polio Day and discusses current successes and challenges related to polio eradication efforts. Martin also mentions the CDC’s activities, writing, “CDC, along with our Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners, is working closely with leadership and partners in the two endemic countries and countries experiencing cVDPV outbreaks to urgently implement new and proven strategies for strengthening immunization and surveillance” (10/25).
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