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CSU 29/2011: POLIO FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE

CSU 29/2011: POLIO FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE   Of the four polio endemic countries, only Pakistan did not see incidence declines in 2010. This article by Mushtaq and colleagues, based on discussions with national staff, may help to explain why. ... read more

THE POLIO ENDGAME

The Polio Endgame The view from WHO and BMGF.Also at http://healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org/?p=14698&query=home NEJM | June 15, 2011 | Topics: International, Public Health Bruce Aylward, M.D., and Tadataka Yamada, M.D. Infection with poli ... read more

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT MONITORING BOARD, GLOBAL POL ...

The Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, chaired by Sir Liam Donaldson, has issued the report of its most recent meeting, recently concluded in London. Full text is available at  http://www.polioeradicati ... read more

POLIO OUTBREAK IN POINTE-NOIRE, CONGO, 2010-2011

POLIO OUTBREAK, POINTE-NOIRE, CONGO, 2010-2011 Best viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/17/8/110195.htm   Volume 17, Number 8–August 2011 Dispatch Poliomyelitis Outbreak, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010&nd ... read more

REQUEST FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS. NOTE DEADLINE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ON POLIO ERADICATION Greetings, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Global Polio Eradication Partnerships (GPEI), invites interested institutions, teams or individuals to submit proposals to conduct soc ... read more

THE POLIO ERADICATION HOMEPAGE

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEKEND ON WWW.CHILDSURVIVAL.NET: POLIO, POLIO, POLIO For readers not familiar with it, the webpage of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, www.polioeradication.org,  is a delight. The databases, updated weekly, provid ... read more

COMBINED USED OF OPV AND IPV IN DEVELOPING COUNTRI ...

COMBINED USE OF OPV AND IPV IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESDuring a recent visit to South Africa, I learned that the national immunization program had already incorporated IPV (in a five antigen combination vaccine) into its infant vaccination schedule, ... read more

THE LAST MILE IN GLOBAL POLIOMYELITIS ERADICATION

  The Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9791, Pages 549 - 552, 13 August 2011 Published Online: 09 June 2011 Best viewed at http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60744-7/fulltextThe last mile in global poliomyelitis eradica ... read more