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Global polio eradication initiative
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Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) Information Pack
July 2021 - South Sudan This information pack on the second dose of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) has been created for collective action needed to ensure that every child is protected from vaccine-preventable diseases and every caregiver is informed with factual information.
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South Sudan launches second dose of routine Inactivated Polio Vaccine
Juba, 1 July 2021, – South Sudan has reached another milestone by launching a second dose of routine Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) information pack Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV2). The immunization services led by the Ministry of Health are supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization ...
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2.4 million children vaccinated against Polio
2.4 million children under five years of age was vaccinated against polio in February 2021, reaching 95 per cent of the target in the national campaign. A polio outbreak in South Sudan was declared on 18 September 2020 and spread to 25 counties in all the states of South Sudan. Widespread displacement and continua...
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Vaccinating 1.5 million children to curb polio outbreak in South Sudan
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN 13 NOVEMBER 2020, – A campaign aiming at vaccinating 1.5 million children against polio was launched in South Sudan. Currently 15 cases of vaccine-derived poliomyelitis are confirmed in seven counties across five states, namely Northern Bahr El Ghazal, Western Bahr El Ghazal, Warrap, Lakes and Ea...
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Social maps
The purpose of social mapping is to facilitate microplanning for communication for development interventions for polio campaigns and routine immunization. Communication and public health professionals working in the field of polio eradication and routine immunization are expected to use this document as a reference manual. Available social maps: Abiemnhom County | Baliet County | BOR County | Guit County | Koch County | Leer County | Maban County...