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. 2016 Apr 2;213(Suppl 3):S116–S123. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv494

Table 1.

Deployment of World Health Organization Personnel Funded for Polio Activities, Including Surge Capacity, by Zone and Contract Type, May 2015

Description Deployment Level
Contract Type
Ward (FVs) LGA (LGAFs) State Level Central Level Total Staff Contract SSA APW Total
North-west zone 1 116 253 152 1 521 60 84 1 377 1 521
North-east zone 448 121 97 666 50 41 575 666
North-central zone 132 65 70 267 41 27 199 267
Southern zones 29 115 144 85 26 33 144
Central level 79 79 61 18 79
Total 1 696 468 434 79 2 677 297 196 2 184 2 677

Abbreviations: APW, agreement for performance of work (independent consultancy contract); FV, field volunteer; LGA, local government area; LGAFs, local government area facilitators; SSA, special service agreement (nonstaff contract).