Word of Mouth: Learning from Polio Communication and Community Engagement Initiatives

Publish Date: July 2018
Author: MCSP

The journey toward polio eradication offers 30 years of accumulated learning. This document seeks to share insights and ideas gleaned from the polio program’s success that might inform accelerate action on other development issues. It is the outcome of a February 2018 polio partners meeting focusing on communication and community engagement within the polio program held with representatives from these organizations:

• USAID
• MCSP (Maternal and Child Survival Program)
• CORE Group Polio Project
• The Communication Initiative
• John Snow, Inc.
• UN Foundation