16th meeting of the Regional Certification Commission for the Polio Endgame in the Region of the Americas: Meeting report. 24- 27 July 2023, Panama City, Panama
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2024Document Number
PAHO/CIM/24-0002
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The 16th Meeting of the Regional Certification Commission (RCC) for Polio Eradication in the Region of the Americas was held in Panama City, Panama, from July 24 to 27 2023. During the meeting, the RCC discussed and validated the annual reports of 22 countries and the report of the Caribbean subregion, which includes information from 13 countries and 9 territories. The reports were presented with information on the performance of the polio vaccination program and the eradication status in 2022. All RCC members discussed and approved the general recommendations, country validation results, and the report. end of the meeting.
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