AFRO-NETS> Mass Immunisation Campaigns (4)

[Beverley Snell <bev@mbcmr.unimelb.edu.au>]

Mass Immunisation Campaigns (4)
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During the first stage of implementation of PHC programs, pre-
registration of children followed by the organisation for mass immu-
nisation is an excellent first activity for new Community Health 
Workers (CHWs). The CHWs get to know their communities and learn or-
ganisation skills. Later, the immunisation activities become a normal 
part of PHC activities. This strategy was very successfully used in 
Somalia in both the refugee and the mainstream communities in the 
1980s.


Beverley Snell
Public Health Pharmacist
International Health Unit
Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research
P.O.Box 254
Fairfield, Australia 3078
Tel: +61-9282-2275
Fax: +61-9482-3123
mailto:bev@mbcmr.unimelb.edu.au

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