International Development Grant
Support for Polio Eradication Activities in sub-Saharan Africa - UNICEF
Project Number: CA-3-M012870001
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $7,500,000.00
Start Date: January 08, 2009
End Date: December 31, 2011
Duration: 3.0 years
Project Description
The project aims to support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s polio eradication efforts. It is designed to prevent the resurgence of the disease and improve Polio control capacity through integrated delivery of health services. This is being achieved by delivering mass campaigns or services reaching high rates of coverage of the polio vaccine amongst the target population of children under five; carrying out approximately 10 million vaccinations; promoting integrated delivery of services by combining preventative health services and other health and nutrition interventions with Polio vaccination; and mobilizing and training health workers to work on the polio program. This is one of two parts of CIDA’s support for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The other part is implemented by the World Health Organization.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of June 2012 include: (i) in Afghanistan four national immunization days and two sub-national immunization days were conducted in 2011(with coverage of 95% in most areas); new strategies including the Short Interval Additional Doses (SIADs) and “permanent polio teams” were successfully introduced ; (ii) in Nigeria social mobilization and communication activities were conducted during all immunization plus days at all levels; a national communication plan was developed; a dedicated website www.poliofreenigeria.com was established; new community-based communication initiatives were piloted to reduce the number of missed children and non-compliance; (iii) in Sudan 3 276 000 doses of oral poliomyelitis vaccine in 2010 and 2011 to vaccinate more than 3 million children; in 2010 three national campaigns and one sub-national campaign were conducted targeting 6.6 million children under-five years old; coverage during the campaigns ranged between 96% and 102%.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
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Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP