Over 10 million workers have been engaged in the effort to eradicate polio, and they must go to great measures to vaccinate every last child in every corner of the world. In this module, we will consider who these workers are and the challenges they face in achieving disease control, as well as critical factors to consider in acquiring, training, and deploying appropriate healthcare workers.

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Lecture 1: Polio Human Resources for Health

1.1 What are Human Resources for Health?

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1.2 Introduction to Human Resources for Health

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1.3 Who are the Health Workers?

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1.4 Challenges Associated with Human Resources for Health

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1.5 Strategies to Maximize Human Resources for Health Performance

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Lecture 2: The Role of Human Resources in the Road to Eradication

2.1 The Importance of Incentives

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2.2 Reaching Special Populations

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2.3 Gender Roles

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2.4 The Importance of Politics: Polio Staff and Lethal Violence

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Roundtable Discussion

Safety of Health Workers in Conflict Settings