The role of the Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) program in developing countries: the experience of Kenya

Abstract Background In 1988, the 41st World Health Assembly (WHA) marked the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) for the eradication of polio. A key component of the GPEI has been the development and deployment of a skilled workforce to implement eradication activities. In 1989,...

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Main Authors: Brook Tesfaye, Jeevan K. Makam, Kibet Sergon, Iheoma Onuekwusi, Charles Muitherero, Alieu Sowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09196-1