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The Impact of Polio Eradication on Routine Immunization and Primary Health Care: A Mixed-Methods Study
Background.After 2 decades of focused efforts to eradicate polio, the impact of eradication activities on health systems continues to be controversial. This study evaluated the impact of polio eradication activities on ... -
THE RADICAL CONSERVATISM OF FRANK H. KNIGHT
This article examines the most prominent interwar economist at the University of Chicago, Frank Knight, through the lens of a controversial 1932 lecture in which he exhorted his audience to vote Communist. The fact that ... -
The RMap Project
The goal of the RMap Project is to create a prototype service that can capture and preserve maps of relationships amongst the increasingly distributed components (article, data, software, workflow objects, multimedia, etc.) ... -
Using community health workers:
In this article, we use semi-structured interviews and documents produced by Ethiopian government officials and international health donors to examine two key features of the nation’s CHW program: (1) the process and ... -
“We Can't Give Up Now”: Global Health Optimism and Polio Eradication in Pakistan
The Polio Eradication Initiative, the largest coordinated public health project in history, is currently facing serious difficulties. For years, it has tried and failed to eliminate polio from its last strongholds in ... -
Why We Must Provide Better Support for Pakistan's Female Frontline Health Workers
Summary Points As the Global Polio Eradication Initiative deploys its endgame strategy, the commitment and effectiveness of field health workers in polio-endemic countries is critical. Ongoing attacks on Lady ...