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15 04, 2013

Global leaders support six-year plan for a polio-free world

2017-04-26T12:35:10+00:00

Global eradication program will move simultaneously on multiple fronts expanding focus to improve childhood immunization and protect gains made to date At the Global Vaccine Summit, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) presented a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan to eradicate all types of polio disease – both wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived cases – [...]

15 06, 2012

AFP Surveillance: Review of Mohmand Agency FATA

2017-04-26T12:35:15+00:00

Dr Hamzullah khan, Dr Sarfaraz Khan Afridi, Dr Obaid ul Islam, World Health Organization Pakistan Abstract: Objectives: To determine the status of the AFP surveillance system at Mohmand agency FATA in a sense to improve the sensitivity of the system in 2012. Methodology: This is a retrospective analysis of the cases reported in 2011. The [...]