1. Event-Based Surveillance at Community and Healthcare Facilities, Vietnam, 2016-2017.
- Author
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Clara A, Do TT, Dao ATP, Tran PD, Dang TQ, Tran QD, Ngu ND, Ngo TH, Phan HC, Nguyen TTP, Lai AT, Nguyen DT, Nguyen MK, Nguyen HTM, Becknell S, Bernadotte C, Nguyen HT, Nguyen QC, Mounts AW, and Balajee SA
- Subjects
- Health Facilities, Hospitals, Humans, Vietnam epidemiology, Communicable Disease Control, Disease Outbreaks prevention & control, Population Surveillance
- Abstract
Surveillance and outbreak reporting systems in Vietnam required improvements to function effectively as early warning and response systems. Accordingly, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, in collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, launched a pilot project in 2016 focusing on community and hospital event-based surveillance. The pilot was implemented in 4 of Vietnam's 63 provinces. The pilot demonstrated that event-based surveillance resulted in early detection and reporting of outbreaks, improved collaboration between the healthcare facilities and preventive sectors of the ministry, and increased community participation in surveillance and reporting.
- Published
- 2018
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