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These children in the town of Dadaab located in Garissa County, in eastern Kenya, were showing the camera their marked fingers after being vaccinated against polio during the in-process monitoring following the wild type poliovirus outbreak in May, 2013. For more on the Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) program, or the FETP program, see the links below.
Additional Information:
”The first STOP team had 25 participants all of whom were U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff members. Over time there has been increasing involvement by citizens from the international community. The STOP program is now a truly global effort with participants reflecting the international commitment to polio eradication. International bridges are being built and global connections made among public health professionals through the STOP program. These connections will continue long after the polio virus is gone.” See the link below for more information regarding the N-STOP program.The FETP trains workers on the ground to help countries build sustainable capacity for detecting and responding to health threats. The program develops in-country expertise so that disease outbreaks can be detected locally and prevented from spreading. |
