POLIO Project

The CORE Group Polio Project (CGPP) supports community-based activities designed to strengthen supplemental polio immunization, routine polio immunization, surveillance for Acute Flaccid Paralysis and outbreak response. The CGPP is funded by USAID and collaborates with WHO, UNICEF, CDC, Rotary, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and numerous Ministries of Health.

* Graduated from CGPP after endemic transmission ended;

** Invited by Uganda government to return to support refugees and host communities.

IndiaNigeria

South Sudan

Ethiopia

Uganda

Somalia

Kenya

In 2020, the CGPP operates in the following 7 countries:

Beginning in 1999, the CGPP has worked in 10 countries: Angola*, Bangladesh*, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nepal*, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda**.

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), American Refugee Committee (ARC), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Associations (CCRDA), International Medical Corps (IMC), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Medical Teams International, Project Concern International (PCI), Save the Children and World Vision.

19,000+ frontline workers (community/social mobilizers)

11 long-term implementing international NGOs

20 national and local NGOs equipped with the expertise to work in complex, insecure and high-risk communities.

REACHING. EMPOWERING. ASSESSING. LEVERAGING.

Since 1999, CGPP has affected REAL CHANGE by:

REACHING high-risk populations in remote, resistant and hard-to-reach locations through community mobilization to encourage participation in vaccination services and disease surveillance.

EMPOWERING communities through partnerships with trusted local and national NGOs and community-selected health volunteers to build capacity of local health systems for community resilience.

ASSESSING the multiple needs of communities by listening, learning and engaging from the ground up and responding with integrated services alongside polio activities to maximize community buy-in.

LEVERAGING the critical engagement of trusted persons—religious leaders, village chiefs and influential others—to promote health education messages and highly tailored, culturally-appropriate interventions—from households to health facilities.

1Strengthening of routine immunization services and expansion of immunization coverage in the population, including coverage with multiple doses of OPV

4Mop up and outbreak response campaigns

2Supplemental immunization with OPV for children under 5 to build and sustain population/herd immunity

3Surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in children under 15

The 4 PILLARS of global polio eradication:

In 2019:

POLIO Project

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REAL RESULTS.

Reached a total of 2.1 MILLION households in extremely difficult contexts to increase the demand for immunization, improve polio vaccine acceptance and expand disease surveillance.

Supported the vaccination of 4 MILLION children under-5 during supplemental polio immunization campaigns.

Trained 13,000 community volunteers and health workers to build capacity for health systems strengthening.

Identified 4 of 10 AFP cases in project areas.

Expanded the project’s focus in Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan to include community-based surveillance for key zoonotic diseases strengthening Global Health Security.

In 2019:

Introducing effective community engagement to the national polio eradication program through a network of social mobilizers and influencers—ultimately contributing to India’s polio-free status.

Penetrating insecure, high-risk border areas affected by unrest to successfully reach pastoralist populations with referrals of pregnant women and newborns for vaccinations and surveillance for AFP, measles and neonatal tetanus through negotiation, persuasion, role modeling and religious mainstreaming.

Sustaining a robust disease surveillance system fueled by community key informants in the states of Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity and monitoring polio campaign quality across the country by hired school teachers.

Training more than 2,000 women as Volunteer Community Mobilizers with skills to overcome resistance from rumors, myths and misinformation to identify and reach missed children.

Leading the Cross-Border Health Initiative to support open communication between adjoining countries to reach nomadic populations at cross borders and migration pathways by linking health facility workers with community volunteers.

Mobilizing community members to search and report for AFP cases in refugee camps and host communities.

REAL IMPACT.

INDIA

ETHIOPIA

SOUTH SUDAN

NIGERIA

KENYA AND SOMALIA

UGANDA

INTERNATIONAL NGO PARTNERS OF THE CGPP, PAST AND PRESENT* (as of November 2019)

International NGO

Country(ies) in which the NGO collaborated with the CGPP

Africare Angola, Ethiopia ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency)

Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nepal, Somalia

AMREF Ethiopia, South Sudan ARC (American Refugee Committee) Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan CARE Angola, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India,

Nepal, South Sudan CCF (Christian Children’s Fund, now Child Fund)

Ethiopia, India

CRS (Catholic Relief Services) Angola, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nigeria IMC (International Medical Corps) Nigeria IRC (International Rescue Committee) Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda Medical Teams International Uganda PCI (Project Concern International) India Public Health Services System (PHSS) Nigeria Plan Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Salvation Army Angola Save the Children Angola, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal,

Nigeria, South Sudan World Vision Angola, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India,

Kenya, South Sudan

*The names of the international NGOs that work with the CGPP in Afghanistan have been withheld for security purposes.

NATIONAL NGO PARTNERS OF THE CGPP, PAST AND PRESENT.* (as of November 2019)

COUNTRY NATIONAL NGO PARTNER Angola Ãmmar Assoder Caritas Twayovoca

Bangladesh** CARE/Bangladesh Plan/Bangladesh Save the

Children/Bangladesh World Vision/Bangladesh

Ethiopia Alem Tena Catholic Church

CCRDA EECMY EOC

Grarbet Ledekuman HCS OWDA PCAE WASDA WeSMCO

India Adarsh Sewa Samiti ADP Ballia World Vision India

Agra Catholic Diocese Samaj Seva Sanstha

Akhil Bhartiya Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan

All India Women’s Conference

Arpan Gramin Vikas Samiti

AWARD BADLAO

Bahraich SDA School Balia Gram Unayan Samiti

Bhartiya Kisan Sangh Bhawani Siksha Prasar Parishad

Carmel School and Hostels

Centre for Integrated Human Development

Clara Swain Mission Hospital

Daud Memorial Christian Gramin Vikas Samiti

Diocese of Varanasi Social Welfare Society/Amarvani School for Hearing-Impaired

DISHA Children’s Program

Don Bosco Centre Dorma Ursline Convent Girl’s School

Giffard Memorial Hospital

Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group

Gramin Seva Sansthan

Gramodaya Seva Ashram

Great Public Social Welfare Trust

GVK FHP Innovative Approach for Social Development Society (IASDS)

Jai Prabha Mahila Vikas Kendra

Jan Kalyan Samiti Jan Manas Vikas Sansthan

Jan Priya Seva Sarnsthan

Janpragati Sansthan

COUNTRY NATIONAL NGO PARTNER India (continued)

Jeevan Jyothi Community/BCM Hospital

Jeolikote St. Anthony’s Project

Kalyan Kolhan Mahila Sangathan

KSRA Lokmitra Mahila Jagriti Seva Samiti

Malik Educational and Welfare Society

Mamta Samajik Sansthan

Manav Seva Sansthan ‘SEVA’

Manju Mahila Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan

Mattison Memorial Hospital

Meerut Sewa Samaj Methodist Girls’ Inter College

Milan Sangha Moradabad SDA School

Mukti Niketan Nav Bharathiya Nari Vikas Samithi

NBJK Noatoli St. Ursula Project

PANI Param Jagrit Gramin Vikas Mandal

Parivar Vikas Poorvanchal Gramin Vikas Sansthan

Queen Mary’s School, Delhi

Ram Manohar Lohiya Ranchi SDA Hospital Samiksha

SANSKAR Sarathi Development Foundation

Sarvodaya Seva Ashram

Shanti Nagar Hospital

SHARD Shivshakti Gramudyog Sansthan

Social Welfare Centre, Sundil

Society for All Round Development (SARD)

Solanki Gramodyog Sewa Samiti

Subash Memorial Manav Uthan Evam Sewa Sansthan

Surat Hospital Trust Swami Kalyananand Samaj Kalyan Shiksha Samiti

SWARG Ursuline Convent Girls’ School Hostel

Uttar Pradesh Gramin Mahilia Vikas Parishad

Vigyan Foundation

Vikas

Kenya** ADRA/Kenya CRS/Kenya IRC/Kenya World Vision/Kenya

Nepal** ADRA/Nepal CARE/Nepal Save the Children/Nepal

COUNTRY NATIONAL NGO PARTNER Nigeria Federation of

Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN)

Archdiocesan Catholic Healthcare Initiative (DACA)

Community Support and Development Initiative (CSADI)

Family Health and Youth Empowerment Organization

Healthcare and Education Support Initiative (HESI)

Network for Integration & Rural Advancement (NIRA) or Community Development Foundation

WAKA Rural Development Initiative

Yetim Care Foundation (YETIM)

Somalia Somali Aid

South Sudan Bio Aid Catholic Diocese of Torit

Children Aid of South Sudan (CASS)

Christian Mission for Development (CMD)

Community Aid for Development (CAD)

Live Well South Sudan

Nile Hope SPEDP

UNKEA

Uganda** IRC/Uganda Medical Teams International/Uganda

* The names of the local and national NGOs that work with the CGPP in Afghanistan have been withheld for security purposes.

** In Bangladesh, Kenya, Nepal, and Uganda, these international NGOs contracted with their local or national affiliates to conduct activities in the CGPP implementation areas.