Operation Mecacar Eradicating Polio

Book : Operation Mecacar Eradicating Polio

Language : English

Library : Social Phsician

Publish Place : Denmark

Publish Date : March 2001

Publisher : World Health Organization WHO

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 1696

INDEX

CONTENTS
Acronyms/Glossary
Tribute
Foreword by the WHO Director-General
Foreword by the WHO Regional Directors
Background
Objectives of Operation MECACAR
Operation MECACAR coordination meetings
Routine national immunzation services
MECACAR supplementary immunization activities
Planning for National Immunization Days
Participants in Operation MECACAR/MECACAR PLUS
Synchronization and seasonal calendar of supplementary immunization
Children immunized during NIDs and sub-NIDS
Cross-border activities and ''mopping-up''
Cross-border coordination meetings for selected countries
Incidence of poliomyelitis
Surveillance for cases of acute flaccid paralysis
Partnership within Operation MECACAR
Analysis of Operation MECACAR
Epilogue
Partner statements