Abstract
The availability and use of high quality immunization and surveillance data are crucial for monitoring all components of the Global Polio Eradication Program (GPEI). The Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) program was initiated in 1999 to train and mobilize human resources to provide technical support to polio endemic and at-risk countries and in 2002 the STOP data management (STOP DM) deployment was created to provide capacity development in the area of data management for immunization and surveillance data for these countries. Since 2002, Africa has received the majority of support from the STOP DM program, with almost 80% of assignments being placed in African countries. The STOP DM program has played a valuable role in improving the quality and use of data for the GPEI and has increasingly supported other immunization program data needs. In this report we provide an overview of the history, current status, and future of the STOP DM program, with a specific focus on the African continent.
Highlights
Since the inception of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988, the number of annual cases of paralytic poliomyelitis has decreased from 350,000 annually to less than 40 in 2016 and only 3 countries currently have endemic transmission of wild polio virus (WPV) [1,2,3]
Since 2002, Africa has received the majority of support from the Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) DM program, with almost 80% of assignments being placed in African countries
The STOP data management (STOP DM) program has played a valuable role in improving the quality and use of data for the Global Polio Eradication Program (GPEI) and has increasingly supported other immunization program data needs
Summary
Since the inception of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988, the number of annual cases of paralytic poliomyelitis has decreased from 350,000 annually to less than 40 in 2016 and only 3 countries currently have endemic transmission of wild polio virus (WPV) [1,2,3]. The availability and use of high quality immunization and surveillance data are crucial for monitoring all components of the Global Polio Eradication Program (GPEI).
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