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Questions and Answers about Polio

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This pamphlet, published by World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Social Services - Republic of Namibia, forms part of the Namibian response to the outbreak of polio in the country. The pamphlet was distributed in Namibia as part of the government campaign to inform the public about polio and how it is spread.

The document answers the following questions:
  1. What is Polio?
  2. How is Polio Spread?
  3. What is monovalent oral polio vaccine type 1 (mOPV1)?
  4. Why has the decision been made to use mOPV1?
  5. What advantages does mOPV1 have over trivalent oral polio vaccine (tOPV)?
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Publisher

World Health Organization and Ministry of Health and Social Services - Republic of Namibia

Number of Pages

2

Contact

World Health Organization Representative for Namibia
Sanlam Centre
5th Floor
Independence Avenue
PO Box 3444
Windhoek NAMIBIA
Tel: +264 61 204 6306/2046202
mandlhatec@na.afro.who.int
WHO website.

Source

E-mail from Dr. Custodia Mandlhate to Soul Beat Africa, July 19 2006.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 28 2006
Last Updated July 28 2006

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