World Health Organization: Polio: Statement of the Twenty-first IHR Emergency Committee
This statement provides a summary describing the outcomes of the 21st meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the international spread of poliovirus, convened at WHO headquarters on May 14, 2019. The committee reviewed data on wild poliovirus and vaccine derived poliovirus and offered recommendations to control the spread of the virus (5/29).

The KFF Daily Global Health Policy Report summarized news and information on global health policy from hundreds of sources, from May 2009 through December 2020. All summaries are archived and available via search.

KFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400
Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 | Phone 202-347-5270

www.kff.org | Email Alerts: kff.org/email | facebook.com/KFF | twitter.com/kff

The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news, KFF is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.