WHO - World Health Organization
$15,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2011-2012
- Agreement period
- March 30, 2012 – December 31, 2013
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-M013664001
Published purpose
This project aims to improve and strengthen surveillance and immunization systems through support to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's (GPEI). The goal of the GPEI is to eradicate polio from the planet. CIDA's support contributes to strategies to address sub-national gaps in surveillance sensitivity in three endemic regions, to ensure certification-standard surveillance is sustained in regions which are polio-free, and to enhance the effectiveness for outbreak response activities. It also contributes to strengthening immunization systems and increasing coverage rates of the full range of classical childhood vaccines, and/or assisting with the delivery of other important child survival interventions such as vitamin A, zinc supplementation and the distribution of anti-malarial bednets.
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This project supports the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to improve surveillance and immunization systems, aiming to eradicate polio and strengthen childhood vaccination coverage in affected regions.
Category: Health Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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