Book Event: Deployed by Kevin De Cock
March 9, 2026 • 4:00 – 6:00 pm EDT
Hosted by Global Health Policy Center
Global Health Policy in the Second Obama Term: Chapter 4: Polio Eradication
The U.S. government is a major contributor to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a World Health Organization-led program that has reduced the incidence of paralytic polio to its lowest level ever. While the initiative continues to encounter serious challenges, new strategies and personnel additions in the last several years have had a substantial positive impact, including the elimination of polio from India as of January 2011.
