Countries using and planning
to introduce IPV
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Countries using and planning to introduce IPV
January 2015 status report
This slide deck provides a summary per country on the status of planning for the
introduction of Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine (IPV).
Information here is updated monthly based on information shared by WHO and UNICEF Regional
Offices. Please contact [email protected] with any questions or updates on this data.
Definitions
 Formal decision to introduce: The country has documentation of its decision to introduce
IPV which has been verified by the relevant WHO Regional Office, or for GAVI eligible
countries, a complete application for IPV has been submitted to the GAVI Secretariat.
 Intent to introduce: The country has informally indicated that it plans to introduce IPV, e.g.
planning an application to GAVI, or by requesting technical assistance to develop an IPV
introduction plan.
Tracking these decisions and informal intents provide an indication of the global trend towards
meeting the targets of the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan.
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Countries using IPV vaccine to date and formal
decision/intent to introduce
(76 countries or 39.2%)
Introduced to date
Formal commitment to introduce
(107 countries or 55.2%)
in 2015
Formal commitment to introduce
(1 country or 0.5%)
in 2016
Intend to introduce in 2015
(9 countries or 4.6%)
Not Available / Not introduced (1 country or 0.5%)
/ No Plans
Not applicable
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Date of slide: 7 January 2015
Since January 2013, the following countries have introduced IPV:
Kazakhstan (July 2013); Peru (July 2013); Libya (March 2014); Albania (May
2014); Panama (July 2014); Nepal (September 2014); Tunisia (September
2014) and Philippines (October 2014)
Data source: WHO/IVB Database, as of 07 January 2015
Map production Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB),
World Health Organization
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply
the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization
concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or
concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps
represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement.
©WHO 2015. All rights reserved.
Countries using IPV vaccine to date and introductions
planned in 2015 according to GAVI eligibility status
(76 countries or 39.2%)
Introduced to date
GAVI countries with formal commitment
(70 countries or 36.1%)
to introduce in 2015
Non GAVI countries with formal commitment
(37 countries or 19.1%)
to introduce in 2015
GAVI countries with intent to introduce
(1 country or 0.5%)
in 2015
Non GAVI countries with intent to introduce in 2015 (8 countries or 4.1%)
Not Available / Not introduced / No Plans by the
(2 countries or 1%)
end of 2015
Not applicable
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Date of slide: 7 January 2015
Since January 2013, the following countries have introduced IPV:
Kazakhstan (July 2013); Peru (July 2013); Libya (March 2014); Albania (May
2014); Panama (July 2014); Nepal (September 2014); Tunisia (September
2014) and Philippines (October 2014)
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply
the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization
concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or
concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps
represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement.
©WHO 2015. All rights reserved.
Data source: WHO/IVB Database, as of 07 January 2015
Map production Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB),
World Health Organization