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

ABSTRACT:

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 experienced fluctuating infection levels since then.

Objectives

To monitor the impact of COVID-19 on beneficiaries of a long-term cash transfer programme in Somalia and assess the utility of a syndromic score case definition and rapid mortality surveillance tool.

Methods

Five rounds of telephone interviews were conducted from June 2020 - April 2021 with 1,046-1,565 households participating in a cash transfer programme. The incidence of COVID-19 symptoms and all-cause mortali

SUBMITTER: Seal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8986258 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature