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Global surveillance of cancer survival 1995-2009: analysis of individual data for 25,676,887 patients from 279 population-based registries in 67 countries (CONCORD-2).

open access: yesLancet, The, 2015
BACKGROUND Worldwide data for cancer survival are scarce. We aimed to initiate worldwide surveillance of cancer survival by central analysis of population-based registry data, as a metric of the effectiveness of health systems, and to inform global ...
C. Allemani   +22 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries.

open access: yesLancet, The, 2018
C. Allemani   +499 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Considerations for the Use of Consumer-Grade Wearables and Smartphones in Population Surveillance of Physical Activity

open access: yesJournal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 2022
As smartphone and wearable device ownership increase, interest in their utility to monitor physical activity has risen concurrently. Numerous examples of the application of wearables in clinical and epidemiological research settings already exist ...
T. Strain   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Malaria vaccine coverage estimation using age-eligible populations and service user denominators in Kenya

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2023
Background The World Health Organization approved the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine for wider rollout, and Kenya participated in a phased pilot implementation from 2019 to understand its impact under routine conditions.
Angela K. Moturi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diphtheria resurgence in Sada'a-Yemen, 2017–2020

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Diphtheria is a contagious vaccine-preventable disease that contributes to the high morbidity and mortality among under 5 children, especially in Yemen.
Ahmed Abdallah Al-Dar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 1 outbreak, Saadah governorate, Yemen, 2020

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Yemen has faced one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world since the start of the war in 2015. In 2020; 30 Vaccine Derived Polio Virus type 1 (VDPV1) isolates were detected in Saadah governorate.
Mutahar Ahmed Al-Qassimi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing causes of death between formal and informal neighborhoods in urban Africa: evidence from Ouagadougou Health and Demographic Surveillance System [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2014
Background: The probable coexistence of two or more epidemiological profiles in urban Africa is poorly documented. In particular, very few studies have focused on the comparison of cause-specific mortality between two types of neighborhoods that ...
Abdramane Bassiahi Soura   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Population Health Surveillance Theory [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiology and Health, 2012
Despite its extensive use, the term "Surveillance" often takes on various meanings in the scientific literature pertinent to public health and animal health. A critical appraisal of this literature also reveals ambiguities relating to the scope and necessary structural components underpinning the surveillance process.
El Allaki, Farouk   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Prevalence of liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) in wild Red Deer (Cervus elaphus): coproantigen ELISA is a practicable alternative to faecal egg counting for surveillance in remote populations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) are hosts of liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica); yet, prevalence is rarely quantified in wild populations. Testing fresh samples from remote regions by faecal examination (FE) can be logistically challenging; hence, we appraise ...
Craine, Alexandra   +8 more
core   +11 more sources

Choice of health providers and health-seeking behaviour among forest goer population in Myanmar: findings from a cross-sectional household survey

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2022
Background In Myanmar, malaria still poses a significant burden for vulnerable populations particularly forest goers even though impressive progress has been made over the past decade.
May Me Thet   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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