Report of the 25th Meeting of the European Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication

The 25^th Meeting of the European Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication (RCC) reviewed annual updates submitted by the Member States of the Region on their polio-free status. The RCC focused, in particular, on assessing the epidemiological situation in countries that had been infected with imported wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), namely Tajikistan, the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, as well as neighboring countries (Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan) and other high-risk Member States. The RCC reviewed this evidence to determine whether the WHO European Region would be able to return to its former polio-free status and to advise Member States and the Regional Office on actions needed to both maintain and document the absence of wild poliovirus from the Region.