Rotarians, NMIMR deepen collaboration to enhance polio surveillance
A group of Rotarians in Ghana have gone a step further from financing polio surveillance to witnessing laboratory activities towards polio surveillance at the National Polio Centre, Legon, in Accra. The post Rotarians, NMIMR deepen collaboration to enhance polio surveillance appeared first on Ghana Business News .
Rotarians in Ghana have expanded their support for polio surveillance efforts by visiting the laboratory at the National Polio Centre (NMIMR) in Accra. The group, part of the Ghana National PolioPlus Committee (GNPCC) Rotary-led action team, collaborated with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), WHO, UNICEF, and the Ghana Health Service.
The visit, led by District Governor Dr. Jack Andrews Dotsey, aimed to gain insight into polio monitoring and evaluation. Prof. Dorothy Kyerewah Yeboah-Manu, Director of NMIMR, praised the partnership, highlighting the institute's 48-year commitment to polio eradication efforts. She emphasized the importance of wastewater treatment and surveillance to detect the virus before symptoms appear.
Dr. Raymond Dankoli, Coordinator for GPEI, stressed the need for continuous surveillance to tackle emerging polio strains. Despite being declared polio-free since 2015, Ghana continues to face occasional outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2, necessitating nationwide immunization campaigns.
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