Data innovation in response to COVID-19 in Somalia: application of a syndromic case definition and rapid mortality assessment method

• Main Authors: Andrew Seal (Author), Mohamed Jelle (Author), Balint Nemeth (Author), Mohamed Yusuf Hassan (Author), Dek Abdi Farah (Author), Faith Mueni Musili (Author), George Samuel Asol (Author), Carlos Grijalva-Eternod (Author), Edward Fottrell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of reliable public health data has been highlighted, as well as the multiple challenges in collecting it, especially in low income and conflict-affected countries. Somalia reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on 16 March 2020 and has e...