Health and demographic surveillance systems in low- and middle-income countries: history, state of the art and future prospects

• Main Authors: Kobus Herbst (Author), Sanjay Juvekar (Author), Momodou Jasseh (Author), Yemane Berhane (Author), Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc (Author), Janet Seeley (Author), Osman Sankoh (Author), Samuel J. Clark (Author), Mark A. Collinson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) have been developed in several low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia. This paper reviews their history, state of the art and future potential and highlights substantial areas of contribution by the late Professor Peter Byass. H...