Lessons learned from the polio eradication initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia

Analysis of implementation barriers and strategies

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ID15366455
AutoresWakgari Deressa (0000-0002-9712-2375, Addis Ababa University, autor de correspondencia), Patrick Kayembe (0000-0002-5693-2144, Ministry of Public Health), Abigail H Neel (0000-0002-4254-9582, Johns Hopkins University), Eric Mafuta (0000-0001-7986-4618, Ministry of Public Health), Assefa Seme (0000-0001-9667-4859, Addis Ababa University), Olakunle Alonge (0000-0001-7642-2806, Johns Hopkins University)
Año2020
Volumen20
NúmeroS4
Páginas1807-1807
Fecha de publicación2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditorialBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-020-09879-9
PMID33339529
OpenAlexW3116513624
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas16

The polio program investments in the DRC and Ethiopia facilitated program implementation despite environmental, system, and community-level barriers. There were, however, missed opportunities for integration. Remaining pockets of low immunization coverage and gaps in surveillance must be addressed in order to prevent importation of wild poliovirus and minimize circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus. Studying these implementation processes is critical for informing future health programs, including identifying implementation tools, strategies, and principles which can be adopted from polio eradication to ensure health service delivery among hard-to-reach populations. Future disease control or eradication programs should also consider strategies which reduce parallel structures and define a clear transition strategy to limit long-term external dependency

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