creators_name: Malhotra, V creators_id: varun_1955@yahoo.com editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas editors_id: Kakkilaya BS type: journale datestamp: 2013-05-04 23:04:59 lastmod: 2013-05-04 23:04:59 metadata_visibility: show title: Lessons from Observation of Supplementary Immunization Activity in India ispublished: pub subjects: OJHAS full_text_status: public keywords: Supplementary immunization; Pulse Polio; India abstract: Successful conduction of supplementary immunization activity is vital both for prevention of transmission of Wild Polio Viruses, as well as outbreaks due to importation of infection to India. The present study attempts to identify reasons that restrict parents to bring their children to polio booths on ‘Polio Sunday’, and highlights the need for concerted house-to-house ‘search and vaccinate’ activities to ensure near 100% coverage of target children to achieve the aim of Polio Free India. date: 2012-04-15 date_type: published publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences volume: 11 number: 1(11) publisher: BS Kakkilaya refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. NPS India. Eradication Strategy: National Polio Surveillance Project. Available at http://www.npspindia.org/Eradication%20Strategy.asp. 2. Denyer S. Polio focus leaves other diseases behind. Washington Post. January 12, 2012. Available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/world 3. WHO, UNICEF, CDC. Guiding principles (Chapter 2). Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Strategic Plan 2010-12. WHO, UNICEF, CDC.. 2010. Available athttp://www.polioeradication.org/Portals/0/Document/StrategicPlan/StratPlan2010_2012_ENG.pdf. Page 15-16 citation: Malhotra, V (2012) Lessons from Observation of Supplementary Immunization Activity in India. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/8876/1/2012-1-11.pdf