"The study aligns with GPEI [Global Polio Eradication Initiative] strategies to undertake evidence-based polio vaccine promotion and to place human behavior in the center to fight polio." Although Ghana has not experienced circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus 2 (cVDPV2) outbreaks since 2021, the country remains vulnerable to reinfection and acc
Haydarov, Anand, Merdekios, Abrar); University of Nigeria (
Obianuju Igweonu); World Health Organization (WHO) Kenya (
Jemimah); WHO Regional Office for Africa - AFRO) (
Okeibunor); WHO Horn of Africa Coordination Office - HOA (
Sam Okiror) .designed to meet local communication needs with local solutions. Between 2013 and 2014, the Horn of Africa (HoA) countries experienced a severe wild poliovirus (WPV) outbreak that was attributed to weak social mobilisation, poor outreach to pastoralists, and lack of systematic use of data for planning. In response, the HoA polio response team set up the Polio Communication Network (PCN). This paper documents the establishment and contributions of the PCN in the outbreak countries of Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia from 2013 to 2015.