United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 129083
Africa: Poliomyelitis
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24 February 2022
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4 March 2022 · Answer
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4 March 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that Africa remains free of circulating wild-type poliovirus following the discovery of a case in Malawi in February 2022.
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24 February 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that Africa remains free of circulating wild-type poliovirus following the discovery of a case in Malawi in February 2022.
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4 March 2022
Answer
As part of the response to this the recently detected case in Malawi, Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will vaccinate 22 million children across 4 countries to boost population immunity and prevent the spread of the virus. They are also increasi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-24/129083
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1435143
- uk · wq-1435143 · source updated 4 March 2022