Demographic and health surveillance of mobile pastoralists in Chad: integration of biometric fingerprint identification into a geographical information system

Demographic and health surveillance of mobile pastoralists in Chad: integration of biometric fingerprint identification into a geographical information system

There is a pressing need for baseline demographic and health-related data to plan, implement and evaluate health interventions in developing countries, and to monitor progress towards international development goals. However, mobile pastoralists, i.e. people who depend on a livestock production syst...

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Main Authors: Daniel Weibel, Esther Schelling, Bassirou Bonfoh, Jürg Utzinger, Jan Hattendorf, Mahamat Abdoulaye, Toguina Madjiade, Jakob Zinsstag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2008-11-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
biometric fingerprint, biometric identification system, demographic surveillance, geographical information system, nomadic pastoralists, mobile livestock production system, Chad.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/237

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