What is it about?
The paper is about the use of innovative GIS technologies in polio eradication. Polio continues to have a devastating impact on individuals and communities worldwide, especially in low-income countries affected by conflict or geographic barriers.
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Why is it important?
This initiative's importance is to present a review describing the components of the AFRO GIS and how the AFRO GIS Centre coordinated on-the-ground polio eradication efforts to help secure Africa’s certification as WPV-free.
Perspectives
The paper examines current and prospective challenges regarding other disease outbreaks in the COVID-19 era and how the AFRO GIS Centre addresses these ongoing public health needs.
John Kipterer
World Health Organization
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This page is a summary of: Geographic information system and information visualization capacity building: Successful polio eradication and current and future challenges in the COVID-19 era for the World Health Organization’s African region, PLOS One, August 2024, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307001.
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