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- Strengthening surveillance for Polio in Tajikistan
- Evaluating a measles outbreak in Tanzania
- Strengthening Immunization Data Quality in Cambodia
- Assessing progress towards maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in Sierra Leone
- STOP team members (front) from Brazil at work with a polio vaccination team in Angola (November 2010)
Strengthening surveillance for Polio in Tajikistan.
In 2010, following an outbreak of polio in Tajikistan, GID worked with both Ministry of Health and international public health officials to strengthen surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), an early sign of possible polio.
GID efforts provided scientific insight and guidance to public health officials, who then used this information to direct disease control efforts and plan immunization campaigns.
Evaluating a measles outbreak in Tanzania
GID epidemiologist and a Tanzanian nurse and doctor collect oral fluid specimens for measles virus genotyping during the measles outbreak in Dar es Salaam. This laboratory test helps monitor transmission patterns of the virus.
Strengthening Immunization Data Quality in Cambodia
At the request of the Cambodian Health Ministry in September 2010, GID conducted an assessment of target population data used by the country’s immunization program. GID field officers reviewed the available population data sources as well as their quality and usability by the immunization program. Based on its findings, GID will work with the Cambodian Health Ministry and WHO to improve the quality of population data management and, ultimately, the country’s vaccination efforts.
Assessing progress towards maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in Sierra Leone
In March 2010, the government of Sierra Leone asked GID and other international health partners to assess the country’s progress in eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). This study measured the MNT eradication efforts of Sierra Leone, UNICEF, WHO, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). As a result, these partners received recommendations to help improve their MNT eradication program and save more children’s lives.
STOP team members (front) from Brazil at work with a polio vaccination team in Angola (November 2010)
In 2010, members of STOP team #35 worked with the Angolan Ministry of Health to implement polio immunization campaigns, improve surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis, and conduct training and supervisory visits to vaccination teams at the district level. As part of their assignment, the STOP team members provided country health officials and WHO with updated epidemiologic data to guide active case surveillance and polio vaccination campaigns. Angola is currently seeking additional STOP team health professionals to continue this work to end transmission of polio virus in their country.
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Content last reviewed on November 28, 2011
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases