"We visit the countries and help push them towards being certified free from wild poliovirus," Leke said.
She praised efforts of the Horn of Africa that the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Lake Chad Basin team despite all the challenges.
She noted that the ARCC members advocate for accelerated effort by member countries so as to help rid out the disease from the continent.
The official noted that countries that do not put up expected efforts are likely to be recalled to start their surveillance a fresh.
According to the WHO, the world is closer than it has ever been to polio eradication, with just three remaining polio endemic countries - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
The Africa region has made remarkable progress toward stopping the transmission of wild poliovirus since 1988, when the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was established.
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