Costing electronic private sector malaria surveillance in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Private sector malaria programmes contribute to government-led malaria elimination strategies in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar by increasing access to quality malaria services and surveillance data. However, reporting from private sector providers remains suboptimal in many settings. To support surveillance strengthening for elimination, a key programme strategy is to introduce electronic surveillance tools and systems to integrate private sector data with national systems, and enhance the use of data for decision-making. During 2013-2017, an electronic surveillance system based on open source software, District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2), was implemented as part of a private sector malaria case management and surveillance programme. The electronic surveillance

SUBMITTER: Levin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8056544 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature