Use of technology for public health surveillance reporting: opportunities, challenges and lessons learnt from Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective public health surveillance systems are crucial for early detection and response to outbreaks. In 2016, Kenya transitioned its surveillance system from a standalone web-based surveillance system to the more sustainable and integrated District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2). As part of Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) initiatives in Kenya, training on use of the new system was conducted among surveillance officers. We evaluated the surveillance indicators during the transition period in order to assess the impact of this training on surveillance metrics and identify challenges affecting reporting rates.

Methods

From February to May 2017, we analysed surveillance data for 13 intervention and 13 comparison counties. An intervention county was define

SUBMITTER: Njeru I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7359619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature