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Poliomyelitis

Study findings on poliomyelitis are outlined in reports from J.R. Kaufmann and colleagues

Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 12th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "The boycott of polio vaccination in three Northern Nigerian states in 2003 created a global health crisis that was political in origin."

"This paper traces the diplomatic actions that were taken by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the United Nations, and the U. S. government, to restart polio vaccination and resolve the crisis. The polio vaccination boycott in Northern Nigeria provides a useful case study of the practice of global health diplomacy," wrote J.R. Kaufmann and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "[Health Affairs 28, no. 4 (2009): 1091-1101; 10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.1091]'."

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