Barriers and facilitators to health information exchange in low-and middle-income country settings: a systematic review

A Akhlaq, B McKinstry, KB Muhammad… - Health policy and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The exchange and use of health information can help healthcare professionals and
policymakers make informed decisions on ways of improving patient and population health …

Aedes albopictus invasion across Africa: the time is now for cross-country collaboration and control

J Longbottom, AW Walekhwa, V Mwingira… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The distribution of Aedes albopictus across west Africa is well documented. However, little
has been done to synthesise data and establish the current distribution of this invasive …

Data utilisation and factors influencing the performance of the health management information system in Tanzania

LEG Mboera, SF Rumisha, D Mbata, IR Mremi… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Health Management Information System (HMIS) is a set of data
regularly collected at health care facilities to meet the needs of statistics on health services …

Challenges with the implementation of an Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system: systematic review of the lessons learned

RK Phalkey, S Yamamoto, P Awate… - Health policy and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Despite a realistic strategy and availability of resources, multiple challenges still
overwhelm countries grappling with the challenges of communicable disease surveillance …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 surveillance systems in African countries

YA Adebisi, A Rabe… - Health promotion …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Surveillance forms the basis for response to disease outbreaks, including
COVID-19. Herein, we identified the COVID-19 surveillance systems and the associated …

Mobile phones as surveillance tools: implementing and evaluating a large-scale intersectoral surveillance system for rabies in Tanzania

Z Mtema, J Changalucha, S Cleaveland, M Elias… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Mobile Phones As Surveillance Tools: Implementing and Evaluating a Large-Scale
Intersectoral Surveillance System for Rabies in Tanzania | PLOS Medicine Skip to main …

Twenty years of integrated disease surveillance and response in Sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities for effective management of infectious disease …

IR Mremi, J George, SF Rumisha, C Sindato… - One Health …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction This systematic review aimed to analyse the performance of the Integrated
Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and how …

Maternal health in fifty years of Tanzania independence: challenges and opportunities of reducing maternal mortality

AE Shija, J Msovela, LEG Mboera - Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2011 - ajol.info
High rate of maternal death is one of the major public health concerns in Tanzania. Most of
maternal deaths are caused by factors attributed to pregnancy, childbirth and poor quality of …

[HTML][HTML] Politics of disease control in Africa and the critical role of global health diplomacy: A systematic review

VK Chattu, WA Knight, A Adisesh, S Yaya… - Health Promotion …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Africa is facing the triple burden of communicable diseases, non-
communicable diseases (NCDs), and nutritional disorders. Multilateral institutions, bilateral …

Machine learning model for imbalanced cholera dataset in Tanzania

J Leo, E Luhanga, K Michael - The Scientific World Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cholera epidemic remains a public threat throughout history, affecting vulnerable population
living with unreliable water and substandard sanitary conditions. Various studies have …