Approaches, achievements, challenges, and lessons learned in setting up an urban-based Health and Demographic Surveillance System in South Africa

• Main Authors: Sunday A. Adedini (Author), Dineo Thaele (Author), Matshidiso Sello (Author), Portia Mutevedzi (Author), Cleopas Hywinya (Author), Nonhlanhla Ngwenya (Author), Nellie Myburgh (Author), Shabir A. Madhi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Reliable civil registration and vital statistics (CRVSs) are essential for estimating mortality rates and population changes, and are critical for public health and socio-economic planning. CRVSs are largely incomplete in Africa, thus Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSSs) fill gaps in...