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The vital drop : communication for polio eradication in India / Gitanjali Chaturvedi.

Title
The vital drop : communication for polio eradication in India / Gitanjali Chaturvedi.
Author
Chaturvedi, Gitanjali.
Publication
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2008.

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Details

Description
319 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Communication in medicine > India
  • Communications Media
  • Health Education
  • Health education > India
  • India
  • Mass media in health education > India
  • Poliomyelitis > India > Prevention
  • Poliomyelitis > prevention & control
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-311) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Foreword by Kul Gautam and David Heymann -- Introduction -- India and the global commitment to eradicate polio -- Setting the stage for polio eradication in India -- Partnership, advocacy and mass media -- The social mobilisation network -- The underserved strategy -- The Bihar story : innovations in social mobilisation -- Shutting the door on polio : other experiences -- Evidence to drive communication -- Conclusion : the end of polio?
ISBN
  • 9788178298665 (hdbk.)
  • 817829866X (hdbk.)
LCCN
^^2008022479