Evaluation of the reinforced integrated disease surveillance and response strategy using short message service data transmission in two southern regions of Madagascar, 2014-15

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Randriamiarana, Rado ^a,b   Raminosoa, Grégoire ^b   Vonjitsara, Nikaria ^b   Randrianasolo, Rivo ^b   Rasamoelina, Harena ^a   Razafimandimby, Harimahefa ^a   Rakotonjanabelo, Arthur Lamina ^c   Lepec, Richard ^a   Flachet, Loïc ^a   Halm, Ariane ^a  

^a Indian Ocean Commission   (Mauritius)

^b Ministry of Health   (Madagascar)

^c Surveillance Unit   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Basic healthcare; Infectious diseases; Integrated disease surveillance and response IDSR; Madagascar; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION;

CELL PHONE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 85045210380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3081-2     Document Type: Article

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