The path towards polio eradication over 40 years of the Expanded Program on Immunization in the Americas
Rev Panam Salud Publica
; 41, dic. 2017
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: phr-34452
Biblioteca responsável:
US1.1
ABSTRACT
[ABSTRACT]. This article synthesizes the important lessons learned from polio eradication in the Region of the Americas, including initial and more recent challenges and best practices, as well as particular factors surrounding attainment of this ambitious goal. Using documents, interviews, and country surveys, the authors describe and analyze the strategies and lessons learned during the 40 years of the Expanded Program on Immunization (1977 – 2017). Some major milestones and challenges specifically covered are the Vaccine-derived Poliovirus (VDPV) outbreak in the Dominican Republic; the regional “mop-up operation;” poliovirus containment in essential facilities; the unprecedented introduction of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV); the synchronized switch from trivalent to bivalent OPV; and the countries’ unfailing commitment to the cause.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
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Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
Base de dados:
PAHO-IRIS
Assunto principal:
Poliomielite
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América
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Saúde Global
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Vacinação em Massa
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Programas de Imunização
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de prática clínica
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo