Strengthening systems for communicable disease surveillance: Creating a laboratory network in Rwanda

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kebede, Senait ^a   Gatabazi, John B ^a   Rugimbanya, Pierre ^b   Mukankwiro, Therese ^b   Perry, Helen N ^c   Alemu, Wondimagegnehu ^d   Ndihokubwayo, Jean B ^d   Kramer, Michael H ^e   Mukabayire, Odette ^b  

^a International Health Consultancy   (United States)

^b National Reference Laboratory   (Rwanda)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHOLERA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRACUNCULIASIS; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY; LEADERSHIP; LEPROSY; MALARIA; NEWBORN TETANUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PLAGUE; PNEUMONIA; POLIOMYELITIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RWANDA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SHIGELLOSIS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YELLOW FEVER;

EID: 79959431660     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-9-27     Document Type: Article

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