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NSSP Onboarding - Creating a Systematic Approach
Content Type: Webinar
NSSP Onboarding has historically been a very labor intensive and manual process that requires a great deal of guidance and time investment from NSSP Onboarding Team members. In order to meet future demand, Jurisdictions will play a greater… read more -
Streamlining Disease Surveillance System implementation in Tanzania: Lessons Learnt
Content Type: Abstract
Tanzania adopted IDSR as the platform for all disease surveillance activities. Today, Tanzania's IDSR guidelines include surveillance and response protocols for 34 diseases and conditions of public health importance, outlining in detail necessary… read more -
Where are the data? Accuracy of automated EHR reporting
Content Type: Abstract
Over 300 independent practices transmit monthly quality reports to a data warehouse using an automated process to summarize patient information into quality measures. All practices have implemented an EHR that captures clinical information to be… read more -
Odisha State’s Malaria Reduction Success – Role of Information for Action
Content Type: Presentation Slides
Presentation identifies the Odisha State in eastern coastal India as a region in the country and world with exceptionally high rates of malaria infection. Odisha, which represents 3% of India’s population was… read more -
Malaria: A New Model for Disease Eradication
Content Type: Presentation Slides
Defines the current state of impact of malaria. positioning the disease as leading cause of death by disease worldwide. In last 12 years, seven million lives have been saved with a reduction of 60% in fatalities.… read more -
Evaluation of Point of Need Diagnostic Tests for Use in California Influenza Outbreaks
Content Type: Abstract
Each year several thousands contract the seasonal flu, and it is estimated that these viruses are responsible for the deaths of over six thousand individuals [1]. Further, when a new strain is detected (e.g. 2009), the result can be substantially… read more -
Polio Endgame: Innovations in Surveillance
Content Type: Presentation Slides
Background: Provides a definition of eradication and of the disease: that it affects mostly children, results in paralysis in some cases and is preventable through vaccination. The disease is nearly eradicated, but remains in three… read more -
Evaluation of the Measles Case-Based Surveillance System in Kaduna State (2010-2012)
Content Type: Abstract
In Africa, approximately 13 million cases of measles and 650,000 deaths occur annually, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest morbidity and mortality (1). Measles infection is endemic in Nigeria and has been documented to occur all year round… read more