Uganda Mountain Community Health System—Perspectives and Capacities towards Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance

Uganda Mountain Community Health System—Perspectives and Capacities towards Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance

In mountain communities like Sebei, Uganda, which are highly vulnerable to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, community-based surveillance plays an important role in the monitoring of public health hazards. In this survey, we explored capacities of village health teams (VHTs) in Sebei com...

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Main Authors:	Aggrey Siya, Richardson Mafigiri, Richard Migisha, Rebekah C. Kading
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:	alerts village health teams community-based surveillance integrated disease surveillance and reporting Elgon climate change
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/16/8562

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