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CGPP Secretariat Director Discusses Leveraging Polio Lessons to Battle COVID-19

Networks, expertise, and infrastructure built around polio campaigns have contributed to a stronger public health system across Africa and are currently being used to tackle the pandemic.

During a year with few public health victories, the African region celebrated a major one this week — the declaration that wild polio had been eradicated from the continent. And lessons learned from the successes around polio vaccination campaigns can help guide other health interventions, including the COVID-19 response.