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1 Introduction
The ARCC is an independent body that was established in 1998 to oversee the African Region's polio-free certification status. The ARCC held its 34th meeting from 29 October – 1 November 2024 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Chaired by Professor Rose Leke, the meeting brought together members of the ARCC, delegates from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, GPEI partners and other guests.
This second ARCC meeting of 2024 provided a platform for members and stakeholders to assess progress, discuss challenges and plan future actions to interrupt the circulation of WPV1 and circulating variant polioviruses in the African Region, with a particular focus on documentation from the six participating countries.
2 Objectives
The aim of the meeting was to strengthen polio eradication activities in the African Region.
The specific objectives were to:
- brief the members of the Commission and participants on progress, challenges and prospects in the implementation of the GPEI strategy at global and regional levels;
- critically review polio eradication activities in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania;
- review implementation of the ARCC’s 33rd meeting recommendations held from 6 – 10 May 2024 in Benin; and
- update the ARCC plan of action for 2025.