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The Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: Building and Transforming the Public Health Workforce. [PDF]

, 2011
The Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (TFELTP) was established in 2008 as a partnership among the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, National Institute for Medical ...
Mmbuji, Peter, Mukanga, David, Mghamba, Janeth, Ahly, Mohamed, Mosha, Fausta, Azima, Simba, Senga, Sembuche, Moshiro, Candida, Semali, Innocent, Rolle, Italia, Wiktor, Stefan, McQueen, Suzzane, McElroy, Peter, Nsubuga, Peter   +13 more
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The Infectious Disease Ontology in the Age of COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2021
The Infectious Disease Ontology (IDO) is a suite of interoperable ontology modules that aims to provide coverage of all aspects of the infectious disease domain, including biomedical research, clinical care, and public health.
Babcock, Shane, Beverley, John, Cowell, Lindsay G., Smith, Barry   +3 more
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Integrated Disease Surveillance Response Practice and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals Working in Public Hospitals in West Hararghe Zone, Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia: Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2023
Ahmednajash Yusuf,1 Lemessa Oljira,1 Ame Mehadi,2 Behailu Hawulte Ayele1 1School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia; 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences ...
Yusuf A, Oljira L, Mehadi A, Ayele BH
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Integrated Serologic Surveillance of Population Immunity and Disease Transmission. [PDF]

, 2018
Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past exposure to diverse pathogens. Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus,
Arnold, Benjamin F, Lammie, Patrick J, Priest, Jeffrey W, Scobie, Heather M   +3 more
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From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Private practitioners are the preferred first point of care in a majority of low and middle-income countries and in this position, best placed for the surveillance of diseases.
A Barakat, A Pethani, AJ Chitkara, AJ Khan, AN Zafar Ullah, B O'Hare, BS Palve, Carsten Butsch, D Isabriye, DK Srivastava, DW Dowdy, E Sinanovic, E Singh, Frauke Kraas, G Smith, I Brissette, J Creswell, JA Caminero, JL Portero, JN Newell, JN Newell, K Hanson, KH Gelberg, Kristine Belesova, KS Reddy, LO Gostin, Marieke Kroll, MI Khan, N Sood, PJ Villiers de, PK Dewan, RD Yeole, Revati K. Phalkey, RK Phalkey, S Philip, S Rangan, SA Naqvi, SA Yimer, TD Kirsch   +38 more
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Monitoring and evaluation of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in selected districts in Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2007
Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) is a strategy developed by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa in 1998. The Ministry of Health, Tanzania has adopted this strategy for strengthening communicable diseases surveillance in the country.
Rumisha, S.F., Mboera, L.E.G., Senkoro, K.P., Gueye, D., Mmbuji, P.K.   +4 more
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Information and communication technology in disease surveillance, India: a case study [PDF]

, 2010
India has made appreciable progress and continues to demonstrate a strong commitment for establishing and operating a disease surveillance programme responsive to the requirements of the International Health Regulations (IHR[2005]).
Lalit Kant, Sampath K Krishnan
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Ebola virus disease surveillance and response preparedness in northern Ghana [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2016
Background: The recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak has been described as unprecedented in terms of morbidity, mortality, and geographical extension. It also revealed many weaknesses and inadequacies for disease surveillance and response systems in
Martin N. Adokiya, John K. Awoonor-Williams   +1 more
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Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy: current status, challenges and perspectives for the future in Africa. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health, 2019
In 1998, the WHO African region adopted a strategy called Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR). Here, we present the current status of IDSR implementation; and provide some future perspectives for enhancing the IDSR strategy in Africa.
Fall IS, Rajatonirina S, Yahaya AA, Zabulon Y, Nsubuga P, Nanyunja M, Wamala J, Njuguna C, Lukoya CO, Alemu W, Kasolo FC, Talisuna AO.   +11 more
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Evaluation of the reporting completeness and timeliness of the integrated disease surveillance and response system in northern Ghana. [PDF]

Ghana Med J, 2016
The integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) and district health information management system II (DHIMS2) strategies were implemented in 2002 and 2012 respectively to improve surveillance data reporting and quality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reporting completeness and timeliness of the IDSR system at the sub-national ...
Adokiya MN, Awoonor-Williams JK, Beiersmann C, Müller O.   +3 more
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