Mekong basin disease surveillance (MBDS): A trust-based network

Emerging Health Threats Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Phommasack, Bounlay ^a   Jiraphongsa, Chuleeporn ^b   Ko Oo, Moe ^c   Bond, Katherine C ^d   Phaholyothin, Natalie ^d   Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong ^b   Ungchusak, Kumnuan ^b   Macfarlane, Sarah B ^e  

^a Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c MBDS Foundation   (Thailand)

^d ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross border; Epidemiological capacity; FETP; Human resource; Infectious disease surveillance; MBDS; Mekong basin; Outbreak investigation and response; Regional network; Trust based collaboration

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONHUMAN; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SIMULATION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRUST;

EID: 84881131766     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17528550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ehtj.v6i0.19944     Document Type: Article

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