Presentation

Investment in polio eradication redeemed dividend in COVID-19 pandemic response, APHA 2022

Globally, polio eradication initiative has created a vast network of public health professionals for disease surveillance, cold chain, laboratories, community mobilizers, and local influencers. Across the globe, polio assets were deployed to respond to the pandemic. In India, the WHO’s polio network supported surveillance and contact tracing. The CGPP, drawing from its core community engagement strengths and existing community-level assets (e.g., a network of community mobilizers and influencers), also responded by building confidence among community members to deal with the pandemic.

We reviewed CGPP India’s COVID-19 response and its immediate outputs using the information available in project administrative records and reports
(e.g., meeting notes, training reports, and weekly updates