WHO is the lead technical partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which includes Rotary International, UNICEF and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as governments, private sector enterprise and development banks. As such, the Organization:

• provides the overall technical direction and strategic planning for the management and coordination of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and operational support to ministries of health;
• leads the surveillance network, including the laboratory network, coordinates operational and basic science research and leads the resource mobilization, donor coordination, advocacy and communication of information regarding eradication. Source: WHO