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Combatting Antivaccination Rumours: Lessons Learned from Case Studies in East Africa

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office

Publication Date

December 1, 2001

Summary

Table of Contents

Forward

Lessons Learned

Uganda - Background

Uganda - Rumours by Radio

Uganda - Effect of Rumours

Kenya - Background

Kenya - How Rumours Started

Tanzania - Background

Tanzania - Rumours

Lessons Learned and Conclusions

Annex I: The Rumour Campaign against TT in the Philippines

Annex II: The Failed Attack on Polio NIDs, Kinshasa

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Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 17 2002
Last Updated April 21 2009


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