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Lessons Learned from the CORE Group Polio Project and Their Relevance for Other Global Health Priorities

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Perry, Henry B., Solomon, Roma, Bisrat, Filimona, Hilmi, Lisa, Stamidis, Katherine V., Steinglass, Robert, Weiss, William, Losey, Lee +1 more·2019·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0036PMC PMC6776095
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Despite numerous setbacks, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has implemented various community strategies with potential application for other global health issues. This article reviews strategies implemented by the CORE Group Polio Project (CGPP), including pursuit of the missed child, microplanning, independent campaign monitoring, using community health workers and community mobilizers to build community engagement, community-based surveillance, development of the capacity to respond to other health needs, targeting geographic areas at high risk, the secretariat model for non-governmental organization collaboration, and registration of vital events. These strategies have the potential for contributing to the reduction of child and maternal mortality in hard-to-reach, underserved populations around the world. Community-based surveillance as developed by the CGPP also has potential for improving global health security, now a global health priority.

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  • The CORE Group Polio Project coordinated efforts of international and local national NGOs to engage communities and deploy CHWs at scale in 11 countries to address urgent needs in eradicating polio, strengthening immunization programmes more broadly, and responding to community priorities for maternal and child health.

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Authors
Perry, H. B., Solomon, R., Bisrat, F., Hilmi, L., Stamidis, K. V., Steinglass, R., Weiss, W., Losey, L., & Ogden, E.
Affiliations
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • CORE Group Polio Project/India, New Delhi, India;
  • CORE Group Polio Project/Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
  • CORE Group, Washington, District of Columbia;
  • CORE Group Polio Project, Washington, District of Columbia;
  • John Snow (United States) (US)
  • United States Agency for International Development (US)
Corresponding author
Perry, Henry B.
ORCID
Venue
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Publisher
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Published
2019-10-03
Volume
101
Issue
4_Suppl
Pages
107-112
ISSN
  • 0002-9637 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-1645
DOI
10.4269/ajtmh.19-0036
PMC
PMC6776095
OpenAlex
W2977349399
Cited by
20
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4
FWCI
2.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
Keywords
polio eradication, community-based surveillance, microplanning, community health workers, community mobilization, community participation, child mortality, maternal mortality, global health security, underserved populations
MeSH terms
Child, Community Participation, Female, Health Priorities, Humans, Maternal Mortality, Organizations, Poliomyelitis, Global Health, Disease Eradication

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