In 2014 and 2015 the WHO Regional Office for African conducted an eight-country assessment of best practices in integration of vitamin A with polio campaigns. Among the eight, five countries (i.e., Angola, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Tanzania, and Togo) qualified as best practice examples.
The purpose of this paper is to review and describe what consti- tuted best practice in the use of polio as a vehicle for vitamin A supplementation in the five countries, and to consider potential risks to vitamin A supplementation associated with the polio end game and certification in the African Region.