Evaluation of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) using Bacillary Dysentery as a Priority Disease, Tanzania, 2012
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Methods The study was conducted between November 2011and February 2012.Hospital staff including nurses, physicians and laboratory personnel and other stakeholders from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) were enrolled in the study. Data was collected from a review of documents, questionnaires and interview of stakeholders. Surveillance system attributes were evaluated using updated guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance system (2007) from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
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Monitoring and evaluation of integrated disease surveillance and response in selected districts in Tanzania.
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