The African Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Network: A vaccine advocacy initiative

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wiysonge, Charles Shey ^a   Armah, George E ^b   Madhi, Shabir A ^c   Were, Fredrick ^d   Kitaka, Sabrina Bakeera ^e   Akoua Koffi, Chantal ^f   Gresenguet, Gérard ^g   Gatheru, Zipporah ^h   Maranga, Patrick Wamae ⁱ   Dicko, Alassane ^j   Falade, Adegoke Gbadegesin ^k   Crescence Boula, Angeline Yvette ^l   Kuit, Stephanus Benjamin ^m   Odusanya, Olumuyiwa O ⁿ   Sow, Papa Salif ^o   Lakhani, Nuruddin ^p   Mpabalwani, Evans Mwila ^q   Muyembe Tamfum, Jean Jacques ^r   Hussey, Gregory D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^g Faculty of Health Sciences   (Central African Republic)

^h Upper Hill Medical Centre   (Kenya)

ⁱ Network for Surveil of Pneum Dis in the East Africa Regi   (Kenya)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^k UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^l Department of Paediatrics   (Cameroon)

^m Paediatrician   (Namibia)

ⁿ LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^o UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^p Aga Khan Hospital   (Tanzania)

^q UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^r Institute for National Bio Medical Research   (Congo)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROTECTION;

EID: 79953132642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/pamj.v8i1.71081     Document Type: Article

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