Meeting the need for advocacy, social mobilisation and communication in the introduction of three new vaccines in South Africa - Successes and challenges

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages

  Baleta, Adele F ^a   van den Heever, Johann ^b   Burnett, Rosemary J ^c  

^a Independent Science Writer   (South Africa)

^b South African Department of Health   (South Africa)

^c SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Communication; Social mobilisation; South Africa; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALE UP; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT PLANNING; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, INACTIVATED; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; SOUTH AFRICA; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 84865647780     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.06.033     Document Type: Review

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