Approaches, achievements, challenges, and lessons learned in setting up an urban-based Health and Demographic Surveillance System in South Africa

Approaches, achievements, challenges, and lessons learned in setting up an urban-based Health and Demographic Surveillance System in South Africa

Reliable civil registration and vital statistics (CRVSs) are essential for estimating mortality rates and population changes, and are critical for public health and socio-economic planning. CRVSs are largely incomplete in Africa, thus Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSSs) fill gaps in...

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Main Authors: Sunday A. Adedini, Dineo Thaele, Matshidiso Sello, Portia Mutevedzi, Cleopas Hywinya, Nonhlanhla Ngwenya, Nellie Myburgh, Shabir A. Madhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
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stig wall, umeå university, sweden
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2021.1874138

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