Sudan Polio Update

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Sudan Polio Update

• 5 May 2005

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Epidemiologic Situation

• No new cases reported this week and NO isolates
  pending ITD
• The number of infected States are still 18
  States.
• The total confirmed polio cases since the start
  of the outbreak is 151
• 139 in north and 12 in south Sudan
• 148 P1 cases and 3 P3 cases
• The confirmed cases with onset in 2005 is 24
  cases.
• North 20 P1 cases from
• Kassala (5), Blue Nile (2), Bahr El Gabal (1),
  Gedarif (4) White Nile (1), Sennar (2), Unity (2)
  and Upper Nile(1), Khartoum (1), West Kordofan
  (1)
• South 4 P1 cases from
• Upper Nile (Unity)
• In early 2005, the virus circulation seemed to be
  concentrated in upper Nile region in South Sudan
  and in the eastern areas of the country
  (bordering Eritrea and Ethiopia). Also one case
  appeared in each of Khartoum and West Kordofan in
  the fourth week of March

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Important Recent Activities

• ICC meeting held on 3rd May under the
  chairmanship of H.E. the Federal Minister of
  Health with participation of WHO, UNICEF, Rotary
  Reps and other members
• The ICC stresses the need to
• Sustain high quality in the coming May campaign
  and give more attention to IDPs and returnees.
• Improve routine immunization coverage.
• H.E. Minister of Health indicated that he will
  arrange a meeting with finance Dept to seek
  enough funds for routine immunization.
• H.E. Minister of health acknowledged support of
  the partners and reiterated the commitment of the
  Sudan government to to interrupt the polio virus
  transmission in Sudan.
• The next meeting will be held in Jun 2005.

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Important Recent/Planned Activities

• The Budget for May NIDs has been finalized and
  sent the to WHO/EMRO
• April NIDs review meeting will be held 7-9 may
  with participation of federal EPI unit, The State
  DGs health and Operation officers , WHO STCs and
  NMOs
• On May 10 a meeting will be held with WHO STCs
  and NMOs to discuss the sustainability of quality
  of NIDs, coordination with other sectors
  especially NGOs, as well as preparation for the
  coming AFP surveillance review in Jun 2005