RC74 – Ending Polio in Africa Special Event Remarks

Opening Remarks by WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti

Excellencies, partners, colleagues, and friends,

It is with immense pride and unwavering determination that I address you at this special event: “The Road to Zero: Ending Polio in the African Region.”

Our journey toward a polio-free Africa has been long, challenging, and marked by triumphs and setbacks. 

The late Aidan O’Leary, our esteemed WHO polio director, once said that polio is “a very infuriating programme, because ZERO MEANS ZERO.”