Open AccessAdapting Nepal’s polio eradication programme
Author(s) -
Krishna Paudel,
Lee M. Hampton,
Santosh Gurung,
Rajendra Bohara,
K Indra,
Sameer Anaokar,
Rachel D. Swift,
Stephen L. Cochi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.16.173674
Subject(s) - poliomyelitis , poliomyelitis eradication , medicine , virology , socioeconomics , geography , environmental health , poliovirus , virus , sociology
Many countries have weak disease surveillance and immunization systems. The elimination of polio creates an opportunity to use staff and assets from the polio eradication programme to control other vaccine-preventable diseases and improve disease surveillance and immunization systems.
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