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The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionally affected poor urban communities and laid bare pre-existing inequalities – including a digital and social divide that has been further exacerbated by the pandemic.
"Looking ahead, a successful decade for immunization will be defined in part by the establishment of more integrated, responsive and resilient health systems....With their adaptable skills and relationships with local communities and professional networks, which have been built up over the years, polio assets are well positioned to play a vital rol
This study describes regional differences and determinants on key noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors in adults from the National NCD Monitoring Survey (NNMS) across six geographic regions of India. The NNMS was a cross-sectional multistage cluster survey conducted in 2017–18, on a representative sample of 300 urban and 300 rural primary sampling units (PSU) covering 20 households per PSU. One adult aged 18–69 years per household was selected using the KISH grid. Globally standard survey tools were adapted for data collection. To arrive at regional estimates, the count...
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"Since most countries in the region (98%) are familiar with the deployment of the ODK [Open Data Kit] tool from its use in polio eradication, the COVID-19 contact tracing app is quite easy for countries to deploy and use without extensive training."