Table 4.

Opinions about the withdrawal of the human, physical, infrastructure and knowledge resources generated in polio eradication

Element	Agree	Percent	Do not Agree	Percent	Total
Data collection and management will be badly affected	82	67%	41	33%	123
Many public health interventions may not be implemented	61	50%	60	50%	121
Many public health interventions will suffer	75	63%	45	38%	120
The health system in many African countries will be negatively affected	80	68%	38	32%	118
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not be met in the African Region	50	42%	68	58%	118
The public health laboratories will be badly affected	64	54%	55	46%	119
The targets of the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) may not be met	77	64%	44	36%	121
There will be a breakdown in disease surveillance performance	71	59%	50	41%	121
Supervision and monitoring of other public health programs will be affected	77	63%	45	37%	122
National governments will not be able to sustain the gains made in public health due to their reliance on polio resources	68	56%	54	44%	122
There will be no adverse effect on other public health programs	24	21%	88	79%	112
WHO may not be able to support the countries effectively	60	50%	60	50%	120
It will weaken corporate management of the programs and offices	57	48%	62	52%	119