The Experience of Countries in the Western Pacific Region in Conducting National Immunization Days for Poliomyelitis Eradication
| Autor: | Shigeru Omi, Ray Sanders, Christopher Maher, Alan Schnur, Yoshikuni Sato, Julian Bilous, R. Bruce Aylward, Rudolf H. Tangermann |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Immunization Programs business.industry Public health Infant Immunization (finance) medicine.disease Poliomyelitis Surgery Vaccination Social mobilization Infectious Diseases Key factors Child Preschool Poliomyelitis eradication Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine business Poliovirus type Socioeconomics Asia Southeastern |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infectious Diseases. 175:S194-S197 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6613 0022-1899 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/infdis/175.supplement_1.s194 |
| Popis: | Experience with national immunization days (NIDs) in six countries of the Western Pacific Region has shown that political support at all levels, detailed logistics plans, strategies appropriate to the local situation, and simple social mobilization messages have been key factors in the success of NIDs. Conventional strategies that may apply to conducting routine Expanded Programme on Immunization vaccinations do not necessarily apply to NIDs, in which the maximum number of children must be immunized in 1 or 2 days. Setting up temporary immunization posts at sites convenient to the local situation, moving the posts once or twice during the course of a day, and using volunteers to staff them are among many of the adaptations used successfully. Coverage figures published immediately after an NID can be misleading because of uncertainty about the true denominator. The true measure of the success of NIDs is in surveillance for wild poliovirus after the event. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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