Luanda — International experts and partners
of the coalition against polio are meeting Tuesday in Luanda, to assess
the new opportunities created as progress for eradication of this
illness and define strategies for the coming years, Angop has learnt.
The meeting is taking place in a time that the World Health
Organization (WHO) African region recorded important progress in the
eradication of poliomyelitis, with only two countries with active
transmission of this virus - Nigeria and Chad.
During two days, the participants will debate the evolution of the
fight, exchange of experience, as well as outline new policies.
The participants are national experts of vaccination, representatives
of scientific institutions and co-operation, such as CDC/Atalta, Bill
and Melinda Gates foundation, Unicef and the WHO.
