From the Frontline: Strengthening Surveillance and Response Capacities of the Rural Workforce in the Asia-Pacific Region. How Can Grass-Roots Implementation Research Help?

• Main Authors: Sarah Larkins (Author), Karen Carlisle (Author), Humpress Harrington (Author), David MacLaren (Author), Etivina Lovo (Author), Relmah Harrington (Author), Lucsendar Fernandes Alves (Author), Eric Rafai (Author), Mere Delai (Author), Maxine Whittaker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Health systems in the Asia-Pacific region are poorly prepared for pandemic threats, particularly in rural/provincial areas. Yet future emerging infectious diseases are highly likely to emerge in these rural/provincial areas, due to high levels of contact between animals and humans (domestically and...