CSIS paper examines U.S. role in global polio eradication

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) has published a paper (.pdf), titled "The U.S. Role In Global Polio Eradication," that "provides an overview of the global polio eradication effort, emphasizing the U.S. role," according to the paper's summary. The paper, authored by CSIS Global Health Policy Center Fellow Nellie Bristol, aims "to explain how the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) came to where it is today and discuss plans for moving it forward." The summary continues, "The focus on the United States is not meant to detract from the enormous international investments or essential contributions of individuals from other countries. But by highlighting American involvement, the paper aims to help U.S. policymakers understand the costs, benefits, and challenges of polio eradication and plans to complete eradication and transition GPEI methods and resources into other programs" (12/17).