MM......bulletin....Validation Status of Eliminate....8/10/15

VALIDATION STATUS OF 'ELIMINATE PROJECT'

Globally 36 out of 59 priority countries have been officially validated for MNT elimination. Currently, 23 countries are still at risk for MNT. In addition 16 regions out of 17 (except Autonormous Region in Muslim Mindanao) in the Phillipines have been validated..

.....Cambodia underwent a validation survey in June. The country is awaiting the official results.

.....Equatorial Guinea is scheduled for a MNTE validation survey this year,

......Niger is scheduled for a pre-validation assessment in September.

.....Angola is preparing data for review and readiness for a possible pre-validation assessment this year.

TETANUS TOXOID SUPPLEMENTAL IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITIES (TT SIAs) UPDATE

CHAD will conduct the first round of Phase-2 of TT SIAS in May, reaching approximately 1.6 million women of reproductive age in 42 districts.

SOUITH SUDAN finished the third round of Phase-3 states (Lakes region) in June.

SUDAN conducted the first round of TT campaigns aiming to reach one million women in five districts in (Phase 1) in May and finished the second round in June.

The following countries have planned TT SIAs

CHAD will conduct the second round of Ohase-2 of TT SIAs this month, aiming to reach approximately 1.6 million women in 42 districts.

ETHIOPIA have scheduled the third found of TT SIAs in July/August in the two remaining zones of the Somali region.

GUINEA will continue to conduct additional, targeted activities this year.

HAITI will conduct its final rouind of TT SIAs in the Sud-East department in September

KENYA plans to conduct the final round in 21 districts this year.

MALI plans to conduct its third round of TT SIAs this year.

NIGERIA is planning the second round of TT campaigns aiming to reach 2.3 million women this month.

PAKISTAN plans to initiate tetanus immunizaations in Gilgit Baltistan province this year.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA plans to conduct targeted campaigns in 15 provinces this year.

PHILLIPINES has completed a risk categorization exercises for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and is finalizing plans to reach women still at risk.

SOUTH SUDAN is conducting its second round of Phase-3 states (Northern Bahr el Ghazai) through the month of August.