[Performance of vaccinations against poliomyelitis in the province of Kraków versus the plan of elimination and eradication of this disease in Poland].

The criteria of elimination and eradication of poliomyelitis set down by the WHO and the performance of vaccinations are presented in the Province of Cracow and are compared with the plan of the National Programme of Elimination and Eradication of Poliomyelitis. The analysed period covered the years 1991-1998. In 1998 the World Health Congress passed the resolution on the elimination and eradication of poliomyelitis worldwide. For accepting eradication achieved the criterion is required of vaccination of 90-95% of babies aged under 2 years in the whole country, and not less than 90% in individual provinces. In early 1990's below 75% babies in that age group were vaccinated in the Province of Cracow. Only in 1998 for the first time the 92% rate of vaccinations as required by the WHO was achieved.