Polio supplementary immunization campaign evaluation: the Maban experience, Upper Nile state, South Sudan, August 2013

The recent polio outbreak in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia demanded a safety net Sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) for four bordering States, including Upper Nile. Aiming to reach children aged 0-59 months, a house-to-house strategy was employed from 20-23 of August 2013 to vaccinate all children...

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Main Author: Amenu Wesen Denegetu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS) 2013-11-01
Series:South Sudan Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.southsudanmedicaljournal.com/archive/november-2013/polio-supplementary-immunization-campaign-evaluation-the-maban-experience-upper-nile-state-south-sudan-august-2013.html