International Measures to Stop Spread of Poliovirus (update 39)

The 40th meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) under the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 regarding the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 6 Nov 2024.

• TRAVAX and fitfortravel country pages are currently being updated to reflect countries with a change in status since the last EC meeting which was held in August 2024.

A further news item will be published when these changes are complete. In the interim, please use the following link to access the updated information from the World Health Organization.

• View the Statement of the fortieth Polio IHR Emergency Committee