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The Critical Role and Evaluation of Community Mobilizers in Polio Eradication in Remote Settings in Africa and Asia

Judy Lewis, Karen LeBan, Roma Solomon, Filimona Bisrat, Samuel Usman and Ahmed Arale
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2020, 8(3):396-412; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00024
Judy Lewis
aUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
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Karen LeBan
bGlobal health consultant, Washington, DC, USA.
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Roma Solomon
cCORE Group Polio Project India, Gurgaon, India.
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Filimona Bisrat
dCORE Group Polio Project Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Samuel Usman
eCORE Group Polio Project Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
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Ahmed Arale
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vol. 8 no. 3 396-412
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00024
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33008854

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2169-575X
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  • Received: January 2, 2020
  • Accepted: June 12, 2020
  • Published online October 2, 2020.

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  1. Judy Lewisa⇑,
  2. Karen LeBanb,
  3. Roma Solomonc,
  4. Filimona Bisratd,
  5. Samuel Usmane,
  6. Ahmed Aralef
  1. aUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
  2. bGlobal health consultant, Washington, DC, USA.
  3. cCORE Group Polio Project India, Gurgaon, India.
  4. dCORE Group Polio Project Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  5. eCORE Group Polio Project Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
  6. fCORE Group Polio Project Horn of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
  1. Correspondence to Judy Lewis (lewisj{at}uchc.edu).
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