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  • Title: New partners in immunization.
    Journal: EPI Newsl; 1997 Aug; 19(4):3. PubMed ID: 12348216.
    Abstract:
    In 1982, the findings of a technical and administrative evaluation concluded that vaccination coverage in the Americas would improve markedly were populations mobilized through local health committees. In 1983, Bolivia's Ministry of Health implemented the strategy and encouraged active, popular participation in immunization activities. A substantial improvement in vaccination coverage resulted due to an improved understanding of the benefits of immunization. There was also a higher demand among the public for other health services. The eradication of polio from the Western Hemisphere was the first example of a successful partnership among governments, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and communities. The network of collaborators created during the polio initiative was involved in training, funding, surveillance, vaccination, social communications, procurement of vaccines, mobilization of volunteers, and in identifying and mobilizing hard-to-reach groups. As part of the current measles eradication initiative, countries are strengthening their national disease surveillance systems by identifying and incorporating new reporting sources such as nongovernmental organizations and community groups.
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