Event-based surveillance at health facility and community level in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

BackgroundThe International Health Regulations require member states to establish “capacity to detect, assess, notify and report events”. Event-based surveillance (EBS) can contribute to rapid detection of acute public health events. This is particularly relevant in low-income and middle-income coun...

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Main Authors: Ruwan Ratnayake, Anna Kuehne, Patrick Keating, Jonathan Polonsky, Christopher Haskew, Karl Schenkel, Olivier Le Polain de Waroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/6/e001878.full