Held in New Delhi, India, this annual UNICEF meeting was dedicated to examining communication in the context of the final push to eradicate polio, ideally by December 31, 2004. Introductory sessions highlighted the current status of the eradication programme; the funding sources and related challenges; and provided an overall assessment of global communication programmes in support of polio eradication.

Presentations were then made by communication experts from each of the six remaining countries in which polio is endemic (Pakistan, Nigeria, Niger, India, Afghanistan and Egypt). The presentations generally included a summary of the current epidemiological data, an overview of the communication strategies implemented to date, and then provided an outline of the proposed communication strategies to be implemented during the final eradication campaign.

An external Peer Review Panel, comprised of independent communication consultants, (convened and chaired by The Communication Initiative) initiated the country post-presentation discussions and developed a series of recommendations, deliverables and time-lines which were summarised and presented in the last session of the meeting on Day 3.

General

1. Rotary's Financial Contributions

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2. Global Polio Eradication - Current Status and Priorities - June 2004

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3. Polio Advocacy Group Meeting Outcome - Geneva, June 2-3 2004

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4. Assessment of communication programs in support of polio eradication: Global trends and case studies

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Country-specific: Pakistan

5. Polio Eradication Initiative - Pakistan

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6. Reaching the Un-Reached - Communication Support for the Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative

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7. Use of Mass Media for the Polio Eradication Initiative in Pakistan

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8. Pakistan Discussion Summary

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Day Two:

Country-specific: Niger

9. Polio Eradication in Niger

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10. Niger Discussion Summary

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Country-specific: Nigeria

11. Reaching Every Child - Improving Public Trust & Operational Quality for Increasing OPV Uptake - Nigeria Country Team

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12. Nigeria Discussion Summary

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Country-specific: India

13. CORE Polio Partners - United to Achieve a Polio-Free World - examples from India

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14. Polio eradication - India - Reaching the last child

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15. India Discussion Summary

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Day Three:

Country-specific: Afghanistan

16. Polio Communication Review Meeting - Joint Presentation MoH, UNICEF & WHO - Afghanistan

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17. Afghanistan Discussion Summary

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Country-specific: Egypt

18. Egypt Last Push to Eradicate Polio

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19. Egypt Discussion Summary

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Headquarters: UNICEF

20. Global Polio Eradication - HQ Communication & Advocacy Support - 2004

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Final Review:

21. Peer Review Group Comments

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The Polio Eradication Initiative: Challenges and Progress in Gujarat [PDF]

The Polio Eradication Initiative in Madhya Pradesh [PDF]

The Polio Eradication Initiative in Uttar Pradesh [PDF]

The Polio Campaign in Rajasthan [PDF]

The Polio Eradication Campaign in West Bengal [PDF]

Polio Analysis: January - April 2004 [PDF]

Research Design to Measure the Influence of Selected CMC Activities on Community Participation in Polio Vaccination [PDF]

A Report on Assessment of PPI Campaign in UP and Delhi [PDF]

Strategic communication for immunization - 2004: The final push to eradicate polio in India [PDF]

Examining the effectiveness of selected Community Mobilisation Coordinators (CMC) communication activities on specific behavioural outcomes in support of the Intensified Pulse Polio Immunisation (IPPI) programme [PDF]

When Every Child Counts - Engaging the Underserved for Polio Eradication in Uttar Pradesh, India [PDF]

Poliomyelitis, OPV, andMisconceptions on Vaccinations [in English] [PDF]a>

Poliomyelitis, OPV, andMisconceptions on Vaccinations [in French] [PDF]

Poliomyelitis, OPV, andMisconceptions on Vaccinations [in Russian] [PDF]