The Public Health Legacy of Polio Eradication in Africa
| Autor: | Ni'ma Abid, Allen S. Craig, Marie Therese Baranyikwa, Michael Galway, Helena O’Malley, Carol Pandak, Savita Naqvi, Halima Dao, Rustam Haydarov, Ngashi Ngongo, Amy Edwards |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economic growth
medicine.medical_specialty 030231 tropical medicine complex mixtures Child health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Public health surveillance Environmental protection Poliomyelitis eradication Immunology and Allergy Medicine Humans Public Health Surveillance 030212 general & internal medicine Disease Eradication health care economics and organizations Polio business.industry Public health Routine immunization virus diseases transition medicine.disease Poliomyelitis Infectious Diseases Africa Supplement Article legacy Public Health business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1537-6613 0022-1899 |
| Popis: | The legacy of polio in Africa goes far beyond the tragedies of millions of children with permanent paralysis. It has a positive side, which includes the many well-trained polio staff who have vaccinated children, conducted surveillance, tested stool specimens in the laboratories, engaged with communities, and taken care of polio patients. This legacy also includes support for routine immunization services and vaccine introductions and campaigns for other diseases. As polio funding declines, it is time to take stock of the resources made available with polio funding in Africa and begin to find ways to keep some of the talented staff, infrastructure, and systems in place to work on new public health challenges. The partnerships that helped support polio eradication will need to consider funding to maintain and to strengthen routine immunization services and other maternal, neonatal, and child health programs in Africa that have benefitted from the polio eradication infrastructure. |
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