Sentinel Surveillance of Blindness: An Initiative of the National Programme for Control of Blindness in India
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Indian Journal of Community Medicine/Vol 37/Issue 3/July 2012 Surveillance, a fundamental tool of public health, is the systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health data and the timely dissemination of this data to policymakers and other stakeholders for initiating action for control and prevention of diseases.(1) Good quality health information is essential for planning, implementing and evaluating public health activities in any nation. Surveillance provides timely health information so that countries are prepared to take remedial action in the face of any challenge.
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