Lessons learnt from a three-year pilot field epidemiology training programme
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Lessons learnt from a three-year pilot field epidemiology training programme
PROBLEM The Pacific region has widely dispersed populations, limited financial and human resources and a high burden of disease. There is an urgent need to improve the availability, reliability and timeliness of useable health data. CONTEXT The purpose of this paper is to share lessons learnt from a three-year pilot field epidemiology training programme that was designed to respond to these P...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2094-7321,2094-7313
DOI: 10.5365/wpsar.2016.7.4.005