Journal article
Trend in proportions of missed children during polio supplementary immunization activities in the African Region: Evidence from independent monitoring data 2010–2012
Highlights
•Proportion of children missed declined consistently during polio supplementary immunization activities in the Region.
•Proportion of missed children however remains a challenge in some clusters of the WHO African Region.
•There is greater improvement in clusters, where monitoring of implementation is intense.
•Monitoring and coordination are very important if the polio eradication goals are to be attained.
•Coordination is enhanced through teleconferences with field implementers at relative low cost – travel time and manhour.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2014
Publisher
Elseiver
Journal
Vaccine
Volume
9
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Programme management
Diseases
- Polio
Tags
- Coverage monitoring
- Performance monitoring