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Online capacity building for the health workforce: the case of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response for the African region [PDF]

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Background: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) has developed a comprehensive capacity development programme to support the successful implementation of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response 3rd edition ...
Boukare Bonkoungou, Heini Utunen, Ambrose O. Talisuna, Gillian O’Connell, Etien Koua, Dick D. Chamla, Elham Arabi, Anna Tokar, Abdou S. Gueye   +8 more
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Establishing One Health Surveillance Platform for Electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Malawi: Action Design Research Study [PDF]

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
BackgroundFacing the threats of emerging and reemerging health issues requires One Health surveillance systems to provide information for integrated responses.
Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu, Matthew Vundu Mvula, Edward Kada Koma Chado, Blessings Nthezemu Kamanga, Daniel Denis Mapemba, Rajab Enoch Billy, Louis Nyirongo, Annie Chauma Mwale, Evelyn Chitsa Banda, Matthew Kagoli, Tiwonge Davis Manda, Gunnar Aksel Bjune, Jens Johan Kaasbøll   +12 more
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Implementation of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Ghana using the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy [PDF]

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Beverly Egyir, Alfred Bortey, Kwabena O. Duedu, Gifty Boateng, Franklin A. Bekoe, George Hedidor, Michael Adjabeng, Nicholas T.K.D. Dayie, Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Japheth A. Opintan   +9 more
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Implementation of integrated disease surveillance and response systems in West Africa: lessons learned and future directions [PDF]

BMJ Health & Care Informatics
The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) framework, introduced by the WHO in 1998, aimed to unify disease surveillance across West Africa, replacing fragmented systems.
Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Collins Chibueze Anokwuru, Francisca Ogochukwu Onukansi, Chidera Gabriel Obi, Ogechi Vinaprisca Ikhuoria, Zakariya'u Dauda, Sochima Johnmark Obiekwe, Samson Adiaetok Udoewah   +7 more
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The integrated disease surveillance and response system in northern Ghana: challenges to the core and support functions. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res, 2015
Background: The integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) strategy was adopted in Ghana over a decade ago, yet gaps still remain in its proper functioning.
Adokiya MN, Awoonor-Williams JK, Beiersmann C, Müller O.   +3 more
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Innovative approach to monitor performance of integrated disease surveillance and response after the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone: lessons from the field [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Supervision of healthcare workers improves performance if done in a supportive and objective manner. Regular supervision is a support function of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy and allows systematic monitoring of ...
Charles Njuguna, Mohamed Vandi, James Sylvester Squire, Joseph Sam Kanu, Wilson Gachari, Evans Liyosi, Jane Githuku, Alexander Chimbaru, Ian Njeru, Victor Caulker, Malimbo Mugagga, Stephen Sesay, Ali Ahmed Yahaya, Ambrose Talisuna, Zabulon Yoti, Ibrahima Socé Fall   +15 more
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Factors influencing integrated disease surveillance and response system in selected districts in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Background Ghana adopted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system, which is an integration of the various programs in the surveillance system and can contain disease outbreaks and pandemics. Implementation of the IDSR is influenced by several factors which can affect its functionality and ability to contain disease outbreaks ...
Twene P, Sarfo B, Yawson AAE, Otoo JE, Asraku A.   +4 more
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Assessment of the integrated disease surveillance and response system implementation in health zones at risk for viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, following a major Ebola outbreak, 2021 [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) experienced its largest Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in 2018–2020. As a result of the outbreak, significant funding and international support were provided to Eastern DRC to improve disease ...
Ruth Kallay, Gisèle Mbuyi, Carrie Eggers, Soumaila Coulibaly, David Tiga Kangoye, Janvier Kubuya, Gnakub Norbert Soke, Mathias Mossoko, Ditu Kazambu, Alain Magazani, Peter Fonjungo, Richard Luce, Aaron Aruna   +12 more
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Documenting the development, adoption and pre-ebola implementation of Liberia’s integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) strategy [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background In the immediate aftermath of a 14-year civil conflict that disrupted the health system, Liberia adopted the internationally recommended integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) strategy in 2004.
Tolbert G. Nyenswah, Laura Skrip, Mardia Stone, Jessica L. Schue, David H. Peters, William R. Brieger   +5 more
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Regional Initiatives in Support of Surveillance in East Africa: The East Africa Integrated Disease Surveillance Network (EAIDSNet) Experience. [PDF]

Emerging Health Threats Journal, 2013
The East African Integrated Disease Surveillance Network (EAIDSNet) was formed in response to a growing frequency of cross-border malaria outbreaks in the 1990s and a growing recognition that fragmented disease interventions, coupled with weak laboratory
Bond KC, Gresham L, James Kariuki, Leonard E.G Mboera, Maurice Ope, Mayala BK, Mboera LEG, Miriam Schneidman, Mwihaki Kimura, Olago D, Ramana N.V Gandham, Shikanga O, Stanley Sonoiya, WHO, WHO   +14 more
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