Progress toward global eradication of poliomyelitis, 1988-1993.
In May 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a resolution to eradicate poliomyelitis by the year 2000. Since then, all six WHO regions have made substantial progress toward this goal using three major control strategies: 1) maintaining high coverage of children with at least three doses of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV3); 2) administering supplementary doses of OPV to all young children (generally those aged < 5 years) during National Immunization Days (NIDs)* and during door-to-door vaccination campaigns in areas where wild poliovirus circulation persists at low levels; and 3) developing sensitive systems of epidemiologic and laboratory surveillance (1). This report summarizes progress of the global polio eradication initiative from 1988 through 1993.
D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000569:Americas / Q000453:epidemiology; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014944:World Health Organization
D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral