Fifty-second Regional Committee for Europe: Copenhagen, 16–19 September 2002: draft resolution: certification of the European Region of WHO as a territory free from indigenous wild poliovirus

EUROPE Regional Committee for Europe Fifty-second session Copenhagen, 16-19 September 2002 DRAFT RESOLUTION EUR/RC52/Conf.Doc./11 9 July 2002 23008 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH CERTIFICATION OF THE EUROPEAN REGION OF WHO AS A TERRITORY FREE FROM INDIGENOUS WILD POLIOVIRUS The Regional Committee, Welcoming with great satisfaction the report of the European Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication, which certified the Region as polio-free on 21 June 2002, and the regional plan of action to sustain "polio-free" status until global certification; 1. ACKNOWLEDGES the global efforts made to eradicate poliomyelitis since the adoption by the World Health Asscmbly of resolution WHA41.28 in May 1988; 2. ST A TES that the goal of elimination of poliomyelitis from ail countries of the Region proclaimed in resolutions EUR/RC39/R5; EUR/RC47/R4 and EUR/RC50/R1 bas been achieved; 3. CONGRATULATES ail Member States, ail partner organizations concemed, the WHO Secretariat and ail other organizations and individuals that contributed to this historical achievement; 4. REQUESTS Member States to continue their efforts to sustain "polio-free" status until global certification. particularly with regard to sustaining a high level of routine immunization coverage, implementing supplementary immunization activities where necessary, maintaining surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis and polioviruses and making progress in the process for laboratory containment of wild poliovirus; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION • REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Scherfigsvej 8, DK-2100 Copenhagen 0, Denmark Telephone: +45 391717 17 Telefax: +45 39 1718 18 Telex: 12000 who dk Electronic mail: postmaster@who.dk World Wide Web address: http://www.euro.who.int