This article sought to present perspectives, experiences, and best practices from national malaria control programs and international partners regarding surveillance as a core intervention (SACI) in moderate and high malaria transmission settings. Researchers contacted the following groups: a) experts in malaria surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation from national malaria … [Read more...] about Surveillance as a Core Intervention to Strengthen Malaria Control Programs in Moderate to High Transmission Settings
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Community Health Workers and Pandemic Preparedness: Current and Prospective Roles
The authors of this study reviewed the response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic and the 2015 Zika epidemic to further understand the role of community health workers (CHWs) in pandemic preparedness. They found that CHWs influenced pandemic prepared both before and after the onset of pandemic. Before, CHWs were involved in improving the health of their communities and delivering … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers and Pandemic Preparedness: Current and Prospective Roles
Humanitarian led community-based surveillance: case study in Ekondo-titi, Cameroon
In Cameroon, social and political conflicts have impaired infrastructure to monitor disease outbreaks. This study compared the ability of community-based and facility-based surveillance systems to identify outbreaks. Overall, community-based surveillance was most successful in identifying potential outbreaks and initiating preliminary investigations. This highlights an … [Read more...] about Humanitarian led community-based surveillance: case study in Ekondo-titi, Cameroon
Community surveillance of COVID-19 by village health volunteers, Thailand
In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the government of Thailand trained Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) to both educate their communities and identify community cases of COVID-19 to offset the lack of health professionals in the region. With the success of VHVs in identifying cases and educating communities, Thailand was able to control the spread of the virus without … [Read more...] about Community surveillance of COVID-19 by village health volunteers, Thailand