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. 2020 Aug 12;20(Suppl 2):1197. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08592-x

Table 3.

Levels of representation within polio eradication

Country Polio Epidemiologic Contexts as of 2018 (and STRIPE focus countries) Examples of Organizational and Operational Levels Polio Goals

Polio Endemic:

• Afghanistan

• Nigeria

Outbreak:

• DRC

High risk:

• Ethiopiaa

Polio free:

• Bangladesh

• India

• Indonesiaa

• Core GPEI members

 ○ BMGF, CDC, Rotary, UNICEF, WHO

 ○ Regional polio surveillance laboratories

• Country government officials

 ○ State, District, and local level government

 ○ Subnational monitoring boards

 ○ Vaccinators

• Civil Sociey Organizations

 ○ International Non-Government Organizations

 ○ Local Non-Government Organizations

 ○ Community organizers

 ○ Local and religious leaders

• Other donor organizations and development partners

 ○ International development partners (USAID, DFID, etc)

 ○ Local donors/development partners

• Resource mobilization

• Partnership/alliance development

• Strategy development and planning

• Strengthening delivery services

• Vaccination

• Surveillance

• Community Engagement

• Monitoring and Evaluation

aEthiopia was “high risk” and Indonesia was “polio free” as designated by GPEI at the time of STRIPE protocol preparation. Both countries have since reported cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus and are classified as “outbreak” countries as of 27 October 2019