Behavioral Barriers and Facilitators Affecting Polio and COVID-19: Findings of Rapid Assessment from Selected Districts and Communities in Ghana
Nurzhynska, Nikoi); Communication for Development (C4D) consultant ( Abebe) "Health workers, religious leaders, and CSOs [civil society organisations] play an important role in convincing refusals and engaging and mobilising community members." From July 2019 to November 2020, 31 circulating vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases were confirmed in 10 regions of Ghana. In response, the Ministry of Health (MOH) declared a public health emergency of national concern, and different rounds of oral polio vaccine (OPV) campaigns were conducted. Though the massive campaign involved knocki...
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