The leaders of the Group of Seven have reaffirmed their commitment to ending polio once and for all during the Ise-Shima Summit presided by the Government of Japan on 26–27 May 2016

The G7 communique and global health

At the 42nd G7 Summit on 26–27 May 2016 in Ise-Shima, Japan, global leaders discussed the most pressing issues in the world today. As part of an ambitious global health agenda promoted by the Government of Japan, the Leaders discussed pandemic and public health emergency response, anti-microbial resistance, and universal health coverage.

Polio Eradication

G7 Leaders in Tokyo reaffirmed their continued commitment to polio eradication in the Ise-Shima leaders’ statement, emphasizing immunization as one of the key cost effective measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and to stop emerging pandemics.

The leaders of the Group of Seven commit to polio eradication