{"id":4724,"date":"2023-04-16T09:29:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T09:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/?page_id=4724"},"modified":"2023-07-13T02:36:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T02:36:08","slug":"global-polio-eradication-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/global-polio-eradication-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Polio Eradication Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4724\" class=\"elementor elementor-4724\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a75569a elementor-section-content-bottom clients-header elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a75569a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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menu-item-4936\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/levi-strauss-co\/\" class=\"pp-menu-item\">Levi Strauss &amp; Co<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4940\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/afwerx-open-innovation-campaign\/\" class=\"pp-menu-item\">AFWERX Open Innovation Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5618\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/hack-a-sat\/\" class=\"pp-menu-item\">Hack-A-Sat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1940c00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1940c00\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"cs-heading\">Global Polio Eradication Initiative<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a08f81 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a08f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigned and facilitated an inclusive strategy development process to rid polio from its last few strongholds\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac9552e\" data-id=\"ac9552e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c584902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c584902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Global-Eradication-Initiative.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7462\" alt=\"Global Eradication\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Global-Eradication-Initiative.webp 631w, 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor-pro - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.e-lottie__container{display:inline-block;max-width:var(--lottie-container-max-width);width:var(--lottie-container-width);opacity:var(--lottie-container-opacity)}.e-lottie__container:hover{opacity:var(--lottie-container-opacity-hover);transition-duration:var(--lottie-container-transition-duration-hover)}.e-lottie__container svg,.e-lottie__container svg *{transition:none!important}.e-lottie__caption{color:var(--caption-color);margin-top:var(--caption-margin-top);text-align:var(--caption-text-align)}<\/style><div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037dd88 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"037dd88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"iamcentered\">Challenge<\/h3><p>The promise of a polio-free world has driven the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Significant progress towards eradication has been made in the last three decades. Still, a new strategy was needed to overcome the remaining hurdles and deliver on the promise of a polio-free world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-229d8ef\" data-id=\"229d8ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327534b elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"327534b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38b7a0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b38b7a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"iamcentered\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Solution<\/span><\/h3><p>We designed a single-source-of-truth information hub and facilitated a series of seven collaborative workshops for a multi-stakeholder group comprised of more than 100 stakeholders from the GPEI\u2019s core partners \u2013 Rotary International, the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF), the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, Gavi and the Vaccine Alliance \u2013 and donors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bdcfef\" data-id=\"4bdcfef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b2616 elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"82b2616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6212d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6212d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"iamcentered\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3>\nThrough this approach, we created a transparent, inclusive strategy development process that led to the following:\n<ul>\n \t<li>alignment on two primary strategic goals with supporting implementation pathways<\/li>\n \t<li>development of an enabling environment that included, among other things, structure, financing, communications, vaccine supply considerations and a monitoring and evaluation framework<\/li>\n \t<li>increased awareness within the global health community about the new 2022\u20132026 Strategy and Post-Certification Strategy (PCS) planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16e650c plain-bg elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16e650c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdc7a9a\" data-id=\"fdc7a9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768f6c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"768f6c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/end-polio-2-1280x496-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7461\" alt=\"End Polio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/end-polio-2-1280x496-1.webp 1280w, https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/end-polio-2-1280x496-1-300x116.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/end-polio-2-1280x496-1-1024x397.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/end-polio-2-1280x496-1-768x298.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/end-polio-2-1280x496-1-500x194.webp 500w, https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/end-polio-2-1280x496-1-800x310.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4065db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4065db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/polioeradication.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>visit website<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1920a87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1920a87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2494378\" data-id=\"2494378\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320f82a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320f82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u201cWe are in a much better situation now (with polio) than we were previously. But the last mile is the hardest. There can be no room for complacency.\u201d\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212900d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"212900d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-367f43d plain-bg elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"367f43d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b73ebf8 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"b73ebf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f681189 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f681189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\">6<\/h5><h2 style=\"letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\">core partners\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f37b67 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f37b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>20M<\/h5><h2>volunteers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064aab2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"064aab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b><h5>$17B<\/h5>\n<\/b>international investment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecc6700 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"ecc6700\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f1fd0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f1fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; 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letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\">6<\/h5><h2 style=\"letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\">core partners\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a8004 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a8004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>20M<\/h5><h2>volunteers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e70e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68e70e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b><h5>$17B<\/h5>\n<\/b>international investment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d676cff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d676cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; 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Significant progress towards eradication has been made in the last three decades. 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