Africa CDC's blueprint to enhance early warning surveillance: accelerating implementation of event-based surveillance in Africa

• Main Authors: Kyeng Mercy (Author), Arunmozhi Balajee (Author), Tamuno-Wari Numbere (Author), Philip Ngere (Author), Davie Simwaba (Author), Yenew Kebede (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Event-based surveillance (EBS) is a core component of early warning surveillance. In 2018, Africa CDC developed the first edition of an event-based surveillance framework to guide African Union Member States in implementing EBS. Country experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the value...