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NCCPE Program

National Certification Committee for Polio Eradication (NCCPE)

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  • Objectives

 

Overall objective is to provide documentation to demonstrate that the country is free from indigenous circulation of wild polio virus any imported wild polioviruses for at least three years would be readily detected

 

The purpose of the committee is to monitor the country-wide progress of the eradication activities. The committee has also been entrusted with the responsibility of examining and assessing the data on the Polio incidence in the country and to make necessary suggestions and recommendations for improving the systems of gathering evidence for documentation of the work on data collection and analysis. The other functions of the committee is to interact with the Regional Certification Commission of the South East Asia region, WHO and when necessary undertake field trips for assessing on the spot situation. The committee will prepare the Country report for certification when the country becomes polio free. Annual reports are also prepared and submitted to SEAR-WHO.
  • Timeline

 

  2008 – till date
  • Location

 

  All over India
  • Methods

 

 Key Activities:

  1. Organizing annual meetings of the National Committee.
  2. Scrutinize and assess available data of Polio Eradication Activities in India.
  3. Undertake field trips to convince itself of the polio-free states and program’s readiness to promptly detect wild polio virus.
  4. Prepare national documentation on status of Polio Eradication of the Country.
  5. Close Collaboration and interaction with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and World Health Organization

Achievements so far :

    Indian has been declared Polio free in 2014.
  • Expected Outcomes

 

 Next steps:

  1. The measles and rubella elimination effort also has been merged with the polio eradication effort.
  2. Organizing NCCPE Meetings 2-3 times in a year.
  3. Undertaking field visits to polio-free states.
  4. Regular secondary data analysis to monitor the progress and status of Polio Eradication in India.
  5. Annual updating of National Documentation on Polio Free Certification.

Geographical Focus : India

Key Stakeholders : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and World Health Organisation.
  • Dr. Narendra K Arora

Dr. Kalyan Banerjee
Dr. E G P. Haran
Dr. Jayaprakash Muliyil
Dr. Subhash Salunke
Dr. Rajib Dasgupta
Dr. Muneer Ahmad Masoodi
Dr. Madhuri Vijay Kulkarni

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