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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : The role of nurses and midwives in polio eradication and measles control activities: a survey in Sudan and Zambia | Human Resources for Health BioMed Central Research The role of nurses and midwives in polio eradication and measles control activities a survey in Sudan and Zambia Annette Mwansa Nkowane 1 Liliane Boualam2 Salah Haithami3 El Tayeb Ahmed El Sayed4 and Helen Mutambo5 Address Department of Human Resources for Health World Health Organization Geneva Switzerland 2Polio Eradication Initiative World Health Organization Geneva Switzerland 3World Health Organization Country Office Khartoum Sudan 4Federal Ministry of Health Khartoum Sudan and 5World Health Organization Country Office Lusaka Zambia Email Annette Mwansa Nkowane - nkowanemwansa@ Liliane Boualam - boualaml@ Salah Haithami - haithamis@ El Tayeb Ahmed El Sayed - elsayede@ Helen Mutambo - mutamboh@ Corresponding author Open Access Published 8 September 2009 Received 30 October 2008 Human Resources for Health 2009 7 78 doi 1478-4491-7-78 Accepted 8 September 2009 This article is available from http content 7 1 78 2009 Nkowane et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Nurses and midwives are the key providers of nursing and midwifery services in many countries they form the major category of frontline workers who provide both preventive and curative services in the community. When the skills and experience of nursing and midwifery personnel are maximized they can contribute significantly to positive health outcomes. We conducted a survey among nurses and midwives working at district level in Sudan and Zambia to determine their roles and functions in polio eradication and measles elimination programmes. Methods Nurses and midwives practising in .