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Polio eradication in Nigeria, Articles from the JID Supplement

Monday, 7th of March 2016

Polio eradication in Nigeria, Articles from the JID Supplement

In most countries, polio eradication is a function of the government, which makes the plans, pays the vaccinators, and deals with the UN agencies at the national level. Microplanning is done at the district level. Local resource mobilization flatlines as a modest contribution compared to agency outlays. Polio eradication serves to eradicate polio, and does not contribute significantly to the control of non-EPI diseases.

In Nigeria, few of these norms were observed. Polio eradication was a joint function of the government and partners, with WHO medical officers in every state capital. WHO payments were done through banks, so that the government never saw the vaccinators´ daily indemnities. WHO dealt with the government at central, state, LGA and community levels. Microplanning went down to the household level. Moreover, environmental sampling, an adjunct to AFP surveillance in other countries where practiced, contributed importantly to the formulation of Nigerian eradication strategy. By the time of the last WPV case, local resource contributions to polio eradication exceeded half of all expenditure. Finally, GPEI in Nigeria played a decisive role in stopping the Ebola epidemic before it could spread nationwide.

The Journal of Infectious Diseases has published an open access supplement detailing all aspects of how the virus was conquered. What lessons from Nigeria can be applied to Afghanistan and Pakistan?

Strategic Engagement of Technical Surge Capacity for Intensified Polio Eradication Initiative in Nigeria, 2012-2015 http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5679

Intensified Local Resource Mobilization for the Polio Eradication Initiative: The Experience of World Health Organization in Nigeria during 2008–2015 http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5718

Strengthening Routine Immunization in Areas of Northern Nigeria at High Risk for Polio Transmission During 2012–2014 http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5710

Contribution of Environmental Surveillance toward Interruption of Poliovirus Transmission in Nigeria, 2012–2015 http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5711

World Health Organization´s Innovative Direct Disbursement Mechanism for Payment of Grassroots Immunization Personnel and Operations in Nigeria: 2004–2015 http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5712

The Role of the Polio Program Infrastructure in Response to Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Nigeria 2014 http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5713

Role of Serial Polio Seroprevalence Studies in Guiding Implementation of the Polio Eradication Initiative in Kano, Nigeria: 2011–2014 http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5714

Revised Household-Based Microplanning in Polio Supplemental Immunization Activities in Kano State, Nigeria. 2013–2014 http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5715

Demand Creation for Polio Vaccine in Persistently Poor-Performing Communities of Northern Nigeria: 2013–2014 http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5716

Implementation of a Systematic Accountability Framework in 2014 to Improve the Performance of the Nigerian Polio Program http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_articles&artid=5717

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