Some lessons for malaria from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Abstract The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was launched in 1988 with the aim of completely clearing wild polio viruses by 2000. More than three decades later, the goal has not been achieved, although spectacular advances have been made, with wild polio virus reported in only 2 countries...

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Published in:Malaria Journal
Main Authors: Matiana González-Silva, N. Regina Rabinovich
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Published: BMC 2021
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03690-6
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e9ca02b1f9ec4edd994d43123111fa9e 2023-05-15T15:13:19+02:00 Some lessons for malaria from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative Matiana González-Silva N. Regina Rabinovich 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03690-6 https://doaj.org/article/e9ca02b1f9ec4edd994d43123111fa9e EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03690-6 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03690-6 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/e9ca02b1f9ec4edd994d43123111fa9e Malaria Journal, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021) Eradication Polio Malaria Global health Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03690-6 2022-12-31T15:36:14Z Abstract The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was launched in 1988 with the aim of completely clearing wild polio viruses by 2000. More than three decades later, the goal has not been achieved, although spectacular advances have been made, with wild polio virus reported in only 2 countries in 2019. In spite of such progress, novel challenges have been added to the equation, most importantly outbreaks of vaccine-derived polio cases resulting from reversion to neurovirulence of attenuated vaccine virus, and insufficient coverage of vaccination. In the context of the latest discussions on malaria eradication, the GPEI experience provides more than a few lessons to the malaria field when considering a coordinated eradication campaign. The WHO Strategic Advisory Committee on Malaria Eradication (SAGme) stated in 2020 that in the context of more than 200 million malaria cases reported, eradication was far from reach in the near future and, therefore, efforts should remain focused on getting back on track to achieve the objectives set by the Global Technical Strategy against Malaria (2016–2030). Acknowledging the deep differences between both diseases and the stages they are in their path towards eradication, this paper draws from the history of GPEI and highlights relevant insights into what it takes to eradicate a pathogen in fields as varied as priority setting, global governance, strategy, community engagement, surveillance systems, and research. Above all, it shows the critical need for openness to change and adaptation as the biological, social and political contexts vary throughout the time an eradication campaign is ongoing. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 20 1
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Polio
Malaria
Global health
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
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Polio
Malaria
Global health
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Matiana González-Silva
N. Regina Rabinovich
Some lessons for malaria from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
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Polio
Malaria
Global health
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description Abstract The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was launched in 1988 with the aim of completely clearing wild polio viruses by 2000. More than three decades later, the goal has not been achieved, although spectacular advances have been made, with wild polio virus reported in only 2 countries in 2019. In spite of such progress, novel challenges have been added to the equation, most importantly outbreaks of vaccine-derived polio cases resulting from reversion to neurovirulence of attenuated vaccine virus, and insufficient coverage of vaccination. In the context of the latest discussions on malaria eradication, the GPEI experience provides more than a few lessons to the malaria field when considering a coordinated eradication campaign. The WHO Strategic Advisory Committee on Malaria Eradication (SAGme) stated in 2020 that in the context of more than 200 million malaria cases reported, eradication was far from reach in the near future and, therefore, efforts should remain focused on getting back on track to achieve the objectives set by the Global Technical Strategy against Malaria (2016–2030). Acknowledging the deep differences between both diseases and the stages they are in their path towards eradication, this paper draws from the history of GPEI and highlights relevant insights into what it takes to eradicate a pathogen in fields as varied as priority setting, global governance, strategy, community engagement, surveillance systems, and research. Above all, it shows the critical need for openness to change and adaptation as the biological, social and political contexts vary throughout the time an eradication campaign is ongoing.
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title_full_unstemmed Some lessons for malaria from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
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