Title: Both country are sharing data and cross notification of AF
1Cross Border communication on Polio Eradication,
Eastern Region
- Kabul
- 25-27 September 2007
2Cross Border Coordination His Excellency public
health Minister of Afghanistan and PAK had
launched NIDs at Turkham border in Dec2006
- Synchronized SIAs activities
- Both country are sharing data and cross
notification of AFP cases - Conducting regular cross border meeting
Provincial and regional teams are participating
in the meeting - Constitution of 14 permanent vaccination teams at
the borders
3Cross border Movements Challenge PEI Through
- Daily Movement through formal Cross border
Points. - (10-12,000 per day UNHCR Estimate)
- Movement at the tribal bordering villages.
- Returnee influx.
- (As of 2002)
- New Returnee (IDPs) Camps
4Cross Border Movements Challenge to PEI
5Cross Border Districts and Points
3 Points in SR 1-Spin Boldak 2-Shamal zai 3-Maruf
6 Points in ER 1-Torkham 2-Gushta 3-Serkani 4-Mar
awar 5-Dangam 6-Narri
5 Points in SER 1-Babrak Tana 2-Nawi
Ada 3-Ghulam Khan 4-City One 5-Tana Sukhta
6Cross Border Team OPV Coverage
High movements
7Border Villages SIAs- OPV Coverage Total
Target10190
2007
2006
Formal crossing point
Repatriation centre
8March 2002 - July 2007 Eastern Region Returnees
Nangarhar
Kunar
Region
Laghman
92007 Cross Border and IDPs OPV Coverage
10PAK / AFG Cross Border Meetings
A-National B-Provincial (May 15st week
???) C-Border district focal point
- Meeting on first week of each month
- Vaccinating leaving checking entering targets
- Marking left thumb (not little finger)
- Permission for cross border monitoring
- Shared monitoring checklist
- Border villages lists, maps separate coverage
11Cross Border Meeting Agreed Points
12Border Districts Reporting AFP Cases in 2004
13Border Districts Reporting AFP Cases in 2005
14Border Districts Reporting AFP Cases in 2006
15Border Districts Reporting AFP Cases in 2007
16Recommendations
- Sustainability of synchronizing PAK/AFG SIAs
- Monitoring of the cross border teams early
morning and after noon - Finalizing a standardized cross border team
coverage compilation data format and monitoring
checklist - Sharing information of inaccessible and uncovered
areas - Sharing information of refusing community
- Regular sharing of the lists, Maps and OPV
Coverage of the border villages - Intensification of the SIAs Communication in the
border areas. - Sustainability of the ongoing vaccination
strategy by the cross border teams. - Cross border notification of polio compatible
cases. - Regular cross border follow-up meetings
17Manana