Implementing Nationwide Facility-based Electronic Disease Surveillance in Sierra Leone: Lessons Learned.

Autor: Martin DW; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., Sloan ML; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., Gleason BL; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., de Wit L; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., Vandi MA; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., Kargbo DK; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., Clemens N; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., Kamara A; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., Njuguna C; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., Sesay S; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization., Singh T; Daniel W. Martin, MSPH, is an Epidemiologist, and Michelle L. Sloan, MA, is a Health Scientist; both in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Brigette L. Gleason, MD, is Surveillance and Program Lead; Ansumana Kamara is a Public Health Specialist; and Tushar Singh, MD, PhD, is Country Director; all in the CDC Sierra Leone Country Office, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Les de Wit, MIntDev, is Information Systems Manager, Global Health Informatics, and Nelson Clemens, MBA, is eIDSR Project Coordinator, Disease Surveillance Systems; both with eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Alex Vandi, MD, is Director of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. David K. Kargbo is with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Charles Njuguna, PhD, is Health Security and Emergency Cluster Lead, and Stephen Sesay is Data Manager/GIS Analyst; both with the World Health Organization, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The views expressed are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US government, or the World Health Organization.

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