Reaching beyond the health post: community-based surveillance for polio eradication
Curry, Dora Bisrat, Filimona Coates, Ellen Altman, Penny
Curry, Dora
Bisrat, Filimona
Coates, Ellen
Altman, Penny
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2013-02-18
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This article discusses the CORE Group Polio Project Ethiopia's introduction of community-based surveillance (CBS) of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) to support polio eradication. A USAID-funded collaboration among Ethiopian and US-based NGOs, the CGPP supports volunteers in education about AFP and encouraging case reporting. Volunteers also conduct active case searches, visiting community leaders likely to have contact with paralysis cases. The project's methods strengthen communities' awareness of AFP and their connection to the health system. Data indicate a near doubling of AFP reporting in project areas since the implementation of CBS, according to MOH-E (Ministry of Health, Ethiopia)/WHO statistics.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
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Development in Practice
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23
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1
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0961-4524
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1364-9213