In 1988, there were 365,000 cases of wild polio virus across the developing world. In 2017, there were only 22. As polio incidence has fallen and eradication has inched nearer, there has been an increasing emphasis on critical reflection to understand what has been learned from the various polio strategies and programs, with the hope that the experience could be helpful to support accelerated progress on other health and development issues.
Please join us for “The Polio Journey: 30 Years of Experience,” a webinar to share the lessons learned from USAID-supported polio programming, and an interactive discussion to show how the best practices and effective strategies might be applied to development issues.
If you have questions you want our speakers to address, please submit them in advance of the event to Kate Bagshaw at Kate.Bagshaw@mcsprogram.org.
WHEN
Wednesday, July 11th
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
WHERE
MCSP office
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 300
Washington, DC
RSVP
Onsite space is limited to 70 persons, so please only RSVP if you plan to attend in person. Online access will also be available.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Opening remarks: Dr. Koki Agarwal
Director, MSCP
Keynote speaker: Ellyn Ogden
Worldwide Polio Eradication Coordinator, USAID
Warren Feek
Executive Director, The Communication Initiative
Abdelmalik Hashim
Senior Technical Officer, MCSP
Lee Losey
Senior Technical Advisor, CORE Group Polio Project
Folake Olayinka
Immunization Team Lead, MCSP
