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Synthesis and Translation of Research and Innovation from Polio Eradication

Contributions of Polio Eradication Initiative to the Nigerian Health System

Akinyemi, O, Adebayo, A, Bassey, C, Nwaiwu, C, Oyebowale, O, Kalbarczyk, A, Nomhwange, T, Alonge, O, Owoaje, E

Policy Briefs
Published: 12/16/2020
Country: Nigeria

  • The polio program has provided tangible physical assets which have been beneficial to the primary health care system of the country.
  • The polio program formed sustainable relationships in communities where the eradication exercise was implemented; these relationships have been useful for other health programs.
  • There is a deliberate action to transit assets and lessons learnt from the polio program to other initiatives that have benefited from the program. This will ensure that such polio leveraged projects achieve their goal.