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Role
The NCC aims to:
- regularly review Australia’s acute flaccid paralysis and polio surveillance and polio immunisation activities
- advise on requirements to sustain certification quality standards
- update the Regional Certification Commission annually on whether
- surveillance is adequate to detect and respond to potential importations of polio
- immunity levels against polio are high enough to protect the community
- there is evidence of poliovirus circulation in Australia
- review whether Australia meets the requirements for poliovirus containment
- inform the Western Pacific Regional Office secretariat whether there are any obstacles to maintaining polio-free status in Australia.
Members
| Member | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Professor David Durrheim (Chair) | Conjoint Professor, University of Newcastle Director, Health Protection, Hunter New England Health |
| Dr Meryta May | Paediatric Infectious Disease Physician and Microbiologist, Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology |
| Associate Professor Jason Roberts | Senior Medical Scientist – Director, Electron Microscopy Facility, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) |
| Mr Chris Maher | Senior Advisor, Respond Global Health Emergencies Senior Adviser, Vaccines and Immunisation, UNICEF Australia |
Meetings
The NCC meets formally biannually, once face-to-face and once by teleconference.
Related committees or groups
The NCC works closely with the Polio Expert Panel (PEP) and the Australian National Authority for Containment (NAC) on national poliomyelitis and poliovirus-related matters.
When there is a suspected case of poliomyelitis or environmental detection of a non-vaccine poliovirus in Australia a joint extraordinary meeting of these partners is convened.
Contact
Polio surveillance program and committee contact
Contact us for more information about polio surveillance in Australia and for information about the National Certification Committee for the Eradication of Poliomyelitis.