Title |
Are we doing enough? Evaluation of the Polio Eradication Initiative in a district of Pakistan's Punjab province: a LQAS study
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-10-60 |
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Authors |
Muhammad Umair Mushtaq, Muhammad Ashraf Majrooh, Mohsin Zia Sana Ullah, Javed Akram, Arif Mahmood Siddiqui, Mushtaq Ahmad Shad, Muhammad Waqas, Hussain Muhammad Abdullah, Waqar Ahmad, Ubeera Shahid, Usman Khurshid |
Abstract |
The success of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was remarkable, but four countries - Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nigeria - never interrupted polio transmission. Pakistan reportedly achieved all milestones except interrupting virus transmission. The aim of the study was to establish valid and reliable estimate for: routine oral polio vaccine (OPV) coverage, logistics management and the quality of monitoring systems in health facilities, NIDs OPV coverage, the quality of NIDs service delivery in static centers and mobile teams, and to ultimately provide scientific evidence for tailoring future interventions. |
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