The final push for polio eradication: addressing the challenge of violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria

Seye Abimbola and colleagues provide a view from Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan on global efforts to eradicate polio in those countries. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

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Published inPLoS medicine Vol. 10; no. 10; p. e1001529
Main Authors Abimbola, Seye, Malik, Asmat Ullah, Mansoor, Ghulam Farooq
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 01.10.2013
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects
Afghanistan - epidemiology
Health promotion
Humans
Immunization
Management
Nigeria - epidemiology
Pakistan - epidemiology
Policy Forum
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis - prevention & control
Prevention
Public health
Vaccines
Nigeria
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Nigeria
Poliomyelitis
Humans
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Summary:Seye Abimbola and colleagues provide a view from Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan on global efforts to eradicate polio in those countries. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
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The Policy Forum allows health policy makers around the world to discuss challenges and opportunities for improving health care in their societies.
Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: SA. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SA AUM GFM. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: SA AUM GFM. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: SA AUM GFM.
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of their respective affiliated organisations.
ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001529