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Top Story - Polio - Africa - Apr 9
The View from Africa
19-Country Synchronized Polio Campaign
...in an effort to stop a yearlong polio epidemic in West and Central Africa, in March 2010, Africa united in an effort to reach 85 million children in 19 countries with the oral polio vaccine (OPV). 400,000 volunteers and health workers formed vaccination teams and are disseminating OPV on foot or bicycles, in cars and boats, and on motorcycles...
CORE Group Polio Project Baseline Survey: Ethiopia
...the July 2008 Core Group Polio Project (CGPP) team baseline assessment revealed that the main sources of polio information were health institutions/health professionals and CORE volunteers. However, half or fewer of the respondents remembered the date of the last vaccination campaign...
...this report shares details from a March 2008 meeting analysing Nigeria's strategy to eradicate polio. Recommendations revolve around ensuring participation amongst various groups, social mobilisation and communication, and the role of the media...