Contributions of Volunteer Community Mobilizers to Polio Eradication in Nigeria: The Experiences of Non-governmental and Civil Society Organizations

The Northern states were the epicenter of the wild poliovirus outbreak in Nigeria in 2016. To raise immunization coverage, particularly of polio, the Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) in Nigeria introduced the use of nongovernmental organizations and volunteer community mobilizers (VCMs) through th...

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Published in:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Main Authors: Duru, Janefrancis Ijeoma, Usman, Samuel, Adeosun, Opeyemi, Stamidis, Katherine V., Bologna, Lydia
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6776094/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31760970
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0068
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