1. AGENDA
Twenty - Fourth Meeting of the India Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) for Polio
Eradication
15 – 16 March 2012, Hotel Leela Palace, Chankyapuri, New Delhi
Day 1: Thursday, 15 March 2012
Chair: Secretary (H&FW), MoHFW, GoI Co- Chair: Dr. Jagadish Deshpande
09:00-11:00 Opening: Emcee – Ms. Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secy and
Mission Director, MoHFW, GoI
• Welcome and Introductions (10 min)
• Opening remarks by Ms Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary and Mission
Director, MoHFW, GoI (10 min)
• Partners’ comments
o Dr. Nata Menabde, WHO, India (5 min)
o Ms. Karin Hulshof, UNICEF, India (5 min)
o Mr. D. Kapur, Rotary International, India (5 min)
o Dr. Steve Cochi, CDC, Atlanta (5 min)
• Global Polio update, challenges and risks – Dr. B. Aylward, WHO, Geneva
(20 min)
• Sustaining polio free status in other countries – experiences and lessons
learned – Mr. Chris Maher, WHO, Geneva (15 min)
• The progress of Polio eradication in India, currents risks, actions taken on
the last IEAG report, feedback from Polio Summit, Questions for the IEAG –
Dr. Ajay Khera, MoHFW, GoI (30 min)
• Remarks by DGHS, MoHFW, GoI (5 min)
• Remarks by Secretary (H&FW), MoHFW, GoI (10 min)
11:00 –11:30 Tea/ coffee
11:30- 13:15 Risks to Polio eradication in India and mitigation strategies
• Poliovirus Surveillance – status of quality, actions to improve sensitivity -
Dr Sunil Bahl, WHO India-NPSP (20 min)
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning – risk analysis in States,
actions taken in high risk areas (including actions to improve routine
immunization) and status of preparedness for mop ups
o UP - Principal Secretary UP (15 min)
o Bihar – Principal Secretary Bihar (15 min)
o West Bengal – Principal Secretary West Bengal (15 min)
o Remarks by Principal Secretary’s of Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab,
Haryana, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand on status of emergency
preparedness and response (5 min each)
• Discussion (10 min)
13:15- 14:15 Lunch
14:15 - 16:00 Risks to Polio eradication in India and mitigation strategies
(contd.)
• OPV availability and supply position
o Global OPV situation - Mr Ian Lewis, UNICEF Copenhagen (10 min)
o OPV procurement in India by RITES - RITES representative (5 min)
o Managing OPV supplies in India - Dr P Haldar, MoHFW, GoI (10 min)

2. • Maintaining high population immunity to maintain Zero Status - roadmap
till 2014
o SIAs – quality of SIAs, coverage of high risk populations/ areas,
proposed plans for 2012-14: Dr Pankaj Bhatnagar, WHO India -NPSP
(20 min)
o Meeting the challenges of communication and social mobilization: Mr
Rod Curtis, UNICEF, India (30 min)
o Initiatives to improve routine immunization, including convergence of
RI with polio activities: Dr P Haldar, MoHFW, GoI (20 min)
• Discussion (10 min)
16:00- 16:30 Tea/ coffee
16:30- 17:45 Moving towards the Polio Endgame
• Key elements of the Polio Endgame: Dr Bruce Aylward, WHO-HQ (15 min)
• Planning for the Polio End Game in India – considerations and possible way
forward: Dr Sunil Bahl, WHO-India, NPSP (15 min)
• Discussion (15 min)
• Recent research activities in India and plans ahead : Dr Sunil Bahl, WHO-
India, NPSP (15 min)
• Recommendations of the Regional Certification Commission, Update on
National Certification Activities in India including laboratory containment
activities and way forward: Dr NK Arora, Member NCCPE (15 min)
18:00- 20:00 Session of the IEAG Members and Government representatives
Day 2: Friday, 16 March 2012
09:00- 11:15 Session of the IEAG Members and Government representatives
11:15- 11:45 Tea/Coffee
11:45- 12:30 Conclusions and recommendations of the 24th
IEAG- IEAG
Rapporteur
12:30- 13:00 Comments of partners and donors
13:00 Closing remarks by Secretary, MoHFW, GoI followed by lunch.