These materials are meant to be of help for the preparation of a response to an outbreak
of wild polio.
They are rather generic, and can be used as such for a rapid response.
They can also be used as guidance for the development of materials adapted to specific countries
or situation.
The materials (in pdf) consist of:
1) A polio outbreak guideline with all the basic rules and recommendations on how to
respond to an outbreak in terms of a vaccination campaign and surveillance.
It is based on the experience from many countries.
2) Training guidelines for vaccinators,
first line supervisors and
monitors.
3) An Excel workbook with basic
forms, like tally
sheets, check
lists, house-hold
assessment and missed
children forms.
The forms can easily be adapted to specific national conditions.
These forms should be used in trainings and included in the outbreak response
guideline if it is locally reprinted.
4) Fact and
Question and Answers
(Q&A) sheets on the advantages of the use
of monovalent OPV. These can be easily updated and adapted to specific
circumstances and shared with health staff and media.
5) Two sheets (sub-District
and Regional)
with practical hints for mOPV storage and handling.
6) A power point presentation on the rationale, advantages and experience of using mOPV1.
It includes some practical hints on use and management. Because the experience in the use
of monovalent OPV is expanding quickly, an updated presentation can be requested from the
polio unit in WHO Geneva.
7) A CD with these materials can be ordered from: rosenbauero@who.int.
Please note that the technical sheets of point 8) below are not included and
that the mOPV presentation in the CD is not updated."
8)
Technical sheets on SIA
and AFP
surveillance with SOP on a number of topics like finger and house marking, cold chain,
monitoring, case investigation, etc. These sheets are meant for easy reference and training.
They are generic and can be enriched with specific national practices.
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