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Achieving the end game: employing “vaccine diplomacy” to eradicate polio in Pakistan
BMC Public Health, 2019 Background On April 28, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared polio a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (PHIC) under the authority of the International Health Regulations. Although polio has been eradicated from nearly every
Shahella Idrees Shakeel +3 more
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Zoonotic anxieties: The cultural politics of Nepal's quest for pandemic preparedness
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Based on fieldwork conducted in Nepal (2022–2024) and by paying attention to how local and transnational notions of epidemiological risk are deployed, this ethnography introduces the concept of “zoonotic anxieties” to make sense of the multi‐species relational ethos that contemporary global health regimes propose.
Max D. López Toledano +3 more
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Public Health Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To estimate vaccination coverage (VC) and analyze the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination schedule (IVS) in children under 5 years of age in two Basic Health Units in the Federal District of Brazil. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Ivea Rayane Mendes Nicacio Viana +1 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Global immunization campaigns have resulted in a major decline in the global incidence of polio cases, with wild-type poliovirus remaining endemic in only two countries.
Yoshikazu Honda-Okubo +2 more
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Brazil's Public Administration and the Challenge of New Democracies: Promoting Social Inclusion
Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Brazil's public administration (PA) has sought to strengthen democratic governance through an emphasis on social inclusion. Since democratization in 1988, reforms have aimed to address entrenched inequalities along with decentralization and professionalism spurring innovations in social inclusion.
Evan M. Berman +7 more
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Proposal of a Vaccination Needs Index to Prioritise Municipal Interventions in Brazil
Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Addressing population health needs requires integrating indicators expressed on non‐comparable scales, particularly for vaccination, a cornerstone of public health. Objective To propose and implement a Vaccination Needs Index based on national administrative data on tracer vaccines for children to support the prioritisation of Brazilian ...
Fredi Alexander Diaz‐Quijano +4 more
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Post-polio eradication: vaccination strategies and options for India
Healthcare in Low-resource Settings, 2014 In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis globally. Since then, the initiative has reported dramatic progress in decreasing the incidence of poliomyelitis and limiting the geographical extent of transmission.
Jayakrishnan Thayyil +1 more
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India's Health Diplomacy: Advancing Pharmaceutical and MedTech Leadership in the Global South
World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Health diplomacy has become a pivotal aspect of India's engagement with the Global South, intertwining foreign policy, public health, and global collaboration to address disparities while pursuing strategic interests. India's pharmaceutical industry, which accounts for nearly 20% of the world's generics, has positioned the nation as the ...
Gaurav Chanderprakash Mittal +4 more
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Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2017 Through the use of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine made from Sabin strains of types 1, 2, 3 (tOPV), outstanding success of Global polio eradication program has been achieved. Since 1999, wild polio virus type 2 does not circulate in the world.
Yu. H. Khapchaev +6 more
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Understanding the Epidemiology of Pertussis in Denmark
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
Tine Dalby +2 more
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