Enhanced disease surveillance through private health care sector cooperation in Karachi, Pakistan: experience from a vaccine trial

• Main Authors: Khan Mohammad Imran (Author), Sahito Shah Muhammad (Author), Khan Mohammad Javed (Author), Wassan Shafi Mohammad (Author), Shaikh Abdul Wahab (Author), Maheshwari Ashok Kumar (Author), Acosta Camilo J (Author), Galindo Claudia M (Author), Ochiai Rion Leon (Author), Rasool Shahid (Author), Peerwani Sheeraz (Author), Puri Mahesh K (Author), Ali Mohammad (Author), Zafar Afia (Author), Hassan Rumina (Author), von Seidlein Lorenz (Author), Clemens John D (Author), Nizami Shaikh Qamaruddin (Author), Bhutta Zulfiqar A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: In research projects such as vaccine trials, accurate and complete surveillance of all outcomes of interest is critical. In less developed countries where the private sector is the major health-care provider, the private sector must be included in surveillance systems in order to captu...