The summaries and presentations below were part of a March 2007 Polio Communication Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting hosted by the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) in India. The proceedings included participation by representatives from Rotary International, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Government of India, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), the CORE Group, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and WHO's South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO). At this meeting, state-specific presentations were given by communication practitioners in the two polio endemic Indian states (Uttar Pradesh and Bihar), and poster sessions were conducted to highlight innovations and learnings from two other polio-affected states (West Bengal and Mumbai). The objectives of the meeting included the following:

1. To critically review India's polio communication strategies and activities for polio vaccination, routine immunisation (RI) and integrated expanded programme of immunisation (EPI) progress.
2. To develop the technical recommendations for these states which, when implemented, will improve polio and routine immunisation communication performance.
3. To develop and suggest milestones which will be effective in measuring the impact of communication strategies for improved polio eradication and expanded routine immunisation, with the goal of streamlining the initiative towards the proposed 2008 deadline for global polio eradication.

Presentations and Summaries

Polio Eradication in India - Epidemiology Overview

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National Rural Health Mission - Polio Communication TAG Meeting

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Social Mobilization for Polio Eradication - Uttar Pradesh 2006-2007

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Underserved Strategy for Polio Eradication - Uttar Pradesh

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IEC and Media Engagement - Uttar Pradesh

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The Last Lap - Strategy for Polio Eradication in Bihar

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Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Polio Eradication - Bihar

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Mass Media
[Due to time constraints, this series of slides was never fully presented, although the TAG panel did take into account the data they contain when formulating recommendations.]

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Polio Communication - the Vital Drop - Recommendations Report

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